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We are not familiar with this product.  You may want to consult with a
conservator at the American Institute for Conservation of Historic &
Artistic Works (AIC),  their phone number is 202-452-9545.

Rosemary Ganci



At 7/29/04 12:00 AM, you wrote:
>There are 20 messages totalling 2392 lines in this issue.
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>Topics of the day:
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>   1. Outdoor audio experiences?
>   2. Looking for Links to California Museums for California Arts List
>   3. Peace and bonobos
>   4. Research fee
>   5. Un-du adhesive remover
>   6. Museum Storage Symposium
>   7. cupi (or cuppie) dolls (6)
>   8. New Archaeology Publication
>   9. cupi (or cuppie) .. or Kewpie .. dolls
>  10. cupi (or cuppie) dolls (sorry to bother the whole list)
>  11. Great Tours workshop coming to Kentucky in September
>  12. Contemporary printmaking exhibition available to travel
>  13. DINOSAURNEWS - Dinosaur Man's 200th Birthday * Racing against the Tide *
>      Tracks found on Croatian Resort Island * Japanese Pterosaur discovery on
>      display
>  14. studies of visitor habits
>  15. Outdoor audio experiences
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>Date:    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:05:18 -0500
>From:    "Hiller, Rebecca Eileen" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Outdoor audio experiences?
>
>Jake,=20
>=20
>We do not have audio tours at the museum I work at but the Field Museum =
>in Chicago has two exhibits that they utilize mobil audio technology =
>for. You might try contacting the curator for their Splendors of China =
>exhibit. I used the "phones" and found them to be fine.=20
>=20
>Good Luck,=20
>Becca
>
>________________________________
>
>From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Jake Barton
>Sent: Tue 7/27/2004 9:36 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Outdoor audio experiences?
>
>
>
>Hi list--
>
>I am developing audio interactives at Ground Zero for StoryCorps, and am
>wondering if anyone has recommendations of other outdoor audio =
>experiences
>they have seen, or specific technologies.
>
>We are thinking about audio sticks, but would love to find a single =
>audio
>cup that fits over one ear, since we are concerned about the noise from =
>the
>site.  Also, an audio piece that has a volume control on it would be
>helpful.  Any case studies on how to weather proof any of this would be
>really appreciated.
>
>For more information on Local Projects visit www.localprojects.net, and =
>for
>StoryCorps, visit www.storycorps.net.
>
>Best,
>Jake Barton
>Principal
>
>
>Jake Barton  |  www.localprojects.net  |  [log in to unmask]  |  646 =
>408
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>Date:    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:43:26 -0700
>From:    Judy Malloy <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Looking for Links to California Museums for California Arts List
>
>This looks very good.  Thanks, Roy!
>
>I'll put your list in the Portals section and also look through it!
>
>Also thanks to Michelle, Mario, Robert, and Emily.
>
>Best,
>Judy Malloy
>http://www.well.com/user/jmalloy/
>
>
>At 09:01 PM 7/26/04 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi Judy,
> >
> >Here's the California Museums page from one of my own sites .. (in the
> process of
> >being reorganized and moved .. but the links were recently checked and
> verified)
> >
> >http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/california/index.html
> >
> >
> >Roy Hemmat
> >Discovery Media
> >
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:56:02 -0500
>From:    Mark Janzen <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Peace and bonobos
>
>All,
>
>Actually, there are a large number of anthropological and natural history
>museums out there that might have found that brief struggle interesting.
>They may be planning their next exhibition comparing apes and humans right
>now thanks to us.
>
>As indicated by Jay and Indigo, according to prevailing thought, we are
>indeed evolved from the same line as chimps, and therefore share many of
>their inherent traits. They and bonobos and even gorillas are studied so
>carefully because they serve so well as animalistic versions of
>ourselves(sans the higher cognitive functions). I have seen this theme in
>numerous exhibitions, both well-done and deeply misinformed.
>
>By the way, since we are all now aware that bonobos are less aggressive
>than their larger cousins, but not entirely peaceful, perhaps it might be
>interesting to note a couple other interesting chimp traits. Said larger
>cousins have been know to canibalize their own kind after murdering them,
>and they regularly engage in what relates directly to tribal warfare.
>Chimps and bonobos also make and use simple tools in their daily lives, and
>chimps have been observed to use weapons (typically thrown) in combat.
>Through their actions, they exhibit greed, envy, hate, ambition, and
>intentional cruelty, in addition to kindness, love, loyalty, friendship,
>and grief.
>
>Sound familiar?
>
>Mark Janzen
>Registrar/Collections Manager
>Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
>Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
>Wichita State University
>(316)978-5850
>
>
>
>              Jay Heuman
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>Stephen,
>
>At core, there are ideas that have museological implications in these
>messages -- about human nature, the world in which we live, the
>assumptions we make about our visitor's base knowledge and capacity to
>comprehend, etc.
>
>How about contributing content (rather than stilted humor) to this
>discussion?  What are your thoughts concerning the 'peace museum'?  Or
>how about war and war museums?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>j heuman
>Education Curator
>Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
>Utah State University
>4020 Old Main Hill
>Logan, UT  84322-4020
>t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
>
>Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
>Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
>
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephen Lockwood
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:54 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Peace
> >
> > You two must have absolutely nothing satisfying going in in
> > your own lives at the moment. Could it be mid-summer boredom?
> > Your bonobos and chimps would be too busy trying to stay
> > warm, if they were in San Francisco today.......
> >
> > Stephen Lockwood
> > Senior Museum Registrar
> > Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:44:43 -0400
>From:    jmarks <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Research fee
>
>Hi,
>
>We're a small historical society - budget under $500,000/yr, 6 FT staff
>- with an archives and reading room.  Access to the reading room stacks
>is free, access to archive files (brought out by archivist) is $5 for
>non-residents, $3 for city residents, and free for society members and
>students of any age.  For research requests by e-mail/phone/ mail, we
>charge $15 an hour and report all our findings including negative ones
>(we checked the following resources and found nothing).  We charge 25
>cents a page for photocopies, $5 for computer scans of photographs
>(printed on good inkjet photo paper), and a $25 use fee per image.  The
>use fee is regardless of use - many places charge more for use in a
>television show, less for postcards, etc.  We do waive the fee for
>scholarly articles and publications.  We have a separate income line
>item in our budget for Archives - the research, copy, and use fees go
>into it - last fiscal year we "made a profit" - brought in more than we
>spent on archival supplies.  We're constantly improving our storage and
>spend a lot on archival folders, paper, photo and ephemera sleeves,
>boxes, etc. - so offsetting that expense with our fees is a big deal for us.
>
>I encourage you to establish reasonable fees.  Few people balk at our
>fees, and we always explain the money goes directly to preserving the
>collection.  We have no significant costs in processing the fees - money
>goes in an envelope, our bookkeeper counts it and enters the amount
>under Archive Income.  Free publicity from appearing in publications
>only generates more researchers, more work, more impact on the
>materials, without the money to buy supplies.
>
>John Marks
>Curator
>Geneva (NY) Historical Society
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:20:55 -0500
>From:    Heather-Marie Wells <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Un-du adhesive remover
>
>Hi all,
>
>Has anyone heard of or had any experience with a product called "un-du"?  We
>have been asked if it is ok to use when removing photos from magnetic
>albums, which is one of its advertised uses.
>
>Our concern is that, even though the website (www.un-du.com) says it is 100%
>acid free, it does not say what the solution is made of; there for we are
>leary about telling people its ok to use.
>
>We are hoping that maybe some of you might know a little more about this
>product.
>
>Heather Marie Wells
>Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:42:14 -0400
>From:    David Harvey <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Museum Storage Symposium
>
>Hi Everyone!
>
>I am cross-posting this announcement from the Objects Specilaty Group
>(AIC) Listserve.
>
>Cheers!
>Dave
>
>David Harvey
>Conservator
>Los Angeles, California  USA
>_______________________________________________
>The Midwest Regional Conservation Guild is pleased to announce our fall
>pre-conference symposium: The Latest Trends in Museum Storage, to be held
>November 5, 2004 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Ohio.  The
>annual fall MRCG meeting (open to members only) follows on November 6 and 7th.
>
>List of Speakers:
>
>Martin Radecki:  Planning Museum Storage Areas
>
>Stephen Bonadies:  Choosing Museum Storage Furniture
>
>To be announced:  Storage for the Small Museum
>
>Barbara Heller:  Storage of Oversized Artifacts
>
>Debbie Hess Norris:  Storage of Photographic Materials
>
>Emily Kaplan:  Storage of Ethnographic Artifacts
>
>Toby Raphael:  Internal Storage Cabinet Environments
>
>Sherelyn Ogden/ Ann Frisina: Textile Storage
>
>Hilary Kaplan: The Storage of Paper and Archival Artifacts
>
>
>For more information on the symposium content or for general information,
>please contact Laurie Booth, Midwest Conservation Services, at
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>
>Early Registration Information, until September 30, 2004 (includes lunch):
>
>MRCG Members: US$ 100
>American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Members US$135
>All Others: US$160
>
>Late Registration (September 16-November 5, 2004)
>
>All Registrants: US$195
>
>Please note that registration for this symposium is limited to 140, so
>register early!  To register please send your payment with the following
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>
>James Cutrone
>Secretary/Treasurer, MRCG
>1274 W. 76th St.
>Cleveland, OH  44102
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:12:18 -0600
>From:    Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
>
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>Greetings!
>=20
>A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
>about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
>"cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
>=20
>(No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
>"Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
>collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
>=20
>Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
>=20
>Sincerely,
>=20
>j heuman
>Education Curator
>Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
>Utah State University
>4020 Old Main Hill
>Logan, UT  84322-4020
>t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
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>Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
>Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
>=20
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>A=20 few unusual questions from me: Might someone be = able to=20
>enlighten me about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  = Does=20 "
>
>
>Thank = you in=20 advance for any help in this regard.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>j=20 heuman
>Education = Curator
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:20:36 -0500
>From:    Rachel Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
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>Jay,
>
>Do you by any chance mean "Kewpie" dolls?
>
>If you don't, I hope someone posts an answer to your question, as I would be
>interested in that type of doll, too (I've never hear of a cuppie doll).
>
>Rachel Roberts
>
>Dallas Historical Society
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>
>Do you = by any chance=20 mean "Kewpie" dolls?
>
>If you = don't, I hope=20 someone posts an answer to your question, as I
>would be interested = in that=20 type of doll, too (I've never hear of a
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>Rachel = Roberts
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:25:51 -0500
>From:    "Baker, Anne Marie" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
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>If you do mean "kewpie" visit the Bonniebrook site at
>http://www.kewpie-museum.com/default.asp
>
>=20
>
>This is Rose O'Neill's home.  I've never visited it (though it's only
>about 30 miles from here, near Branson, Missouri).
>
>=20
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>Hope this helps,
>
>=20
>
>Anne
>
>=20
>
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>Anne M. Baker, Archivist
>Southwest Missouri State University
>Duane G. Meyer Library
>901 S National Ave.
>Springfield, MO 65804
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>Phone:(417) 836-4298    FAX:(417) 836-4764
>Email: [log in to unmask]
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>________________________________
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>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Jay Heuman
>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:12 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
>
>=20
>
>Greetings!
>
>=20
>
>A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
>about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
>"cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
>
>=20
>
>(No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
>"Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
>collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
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>Anne
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>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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>From: = Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, = 2004 1:12 PM
>To: = [log in to unmask]
>Subject: cupi (or cuppie) = dolls
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>
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>
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>A few unusual questions from = me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
>about the history/origin of cupi (or = cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
>"cuppie") originate in = Latin and, if so, with what specific = root/word?
>
>
>
>(No, I'm not = playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
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>= collection which relates - peripherally - to this = topic.)
>
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:25:06 -0700
>From:    Adrienne DeAngelis <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
>
>Hello--
>    Those are Kewpie dolls!  Developed by illustrator Rose O'Neill in 1912.
>Madly popular for decades.  Now I will let the 3,000 other people who
>are responding have their say...
>
>Adrienne DeAngelis
>[log in to unmask]
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> > Greetings!
> >
> > A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
> > about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
> > "cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
> >
> > (No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
> > "Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
> > collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > j heuman
> > Education Curator
> > Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> > Utah State University
> > 4020 Old Main Hill
> > Logan, UT  84322-4020
> > t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
> >
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> > Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:32:36 -0700
>From:    Roy Hemmat <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) .. or Kewpie .. dolls
>
>Hey Jay .. If it be "Kewpie" ye seek ..
>
>According to the "bad fads museum" page on the subject .. Kewpie is
>derived from
>cupid ... (a joy it is to learn something new each day!)
>
>http://www.badfads.com/pages/collectibles/kewpie.html
>
>Now I'm wondering if "cutie pie" is derived from Kewpie .. not that I'm
>suggesting a
>new thread on the subject ;)
>
>
>--
>Roy Hemmat
>Director, Discovery Media
>** http://www.MuseumStuff.com
>
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> > A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
> > about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
> > "cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
> >
> > (No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
> > "Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
> > collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > j heuman
> > Education Curator
> > Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> > Utah State University
> > 4020 Old Main Hill
> > Logan, UT  84322-4020
> > t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
> >
> > Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
> > Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:32:41 -0500
>From:    Janice Klein <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls (sorry to bother the whole list)
>
>It's a variant of "kewpie" doll (which was trade-marked and therefore
>unavailable to use for imitation dolls) and comes from Cupid since the dolls
>were supposed to be little cherubs.   Read more about it at:
>
>http://www.dollmakersite.com/archives~march011.htm
><http://www.dollmakersite.com/archives~march011.htm>
>
>
>And yet another plea to put your e-mail address in the BODY of your message.
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>thanks,
>
>janice
>
>Janice Klein
>Director, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
>Of Jay Heuman
>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:12 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
>
>
>Greetings!
>
>A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me about
>the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or "cuppie")
>originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
>
>(No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick "Seed of
>Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our collection
>which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
>
>Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>j heuman
>Education Curator
>Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
>Utah State University
>4020 Old Main Hill
>Logan, UT  84322-4020
>t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
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>Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:35:57 -0600
>From:    Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
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>Yes, Kewpie.  Actually, this artist painted "CUPI" which I suspected was
>related to the dolls.  But I admit to not knowing the correct spelling
>was Kewpie.
>=20
>Thanks to everyone for the swift responses.  My suspicions have been
>proven correct.
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>Sincerely,
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>j heuman
>Education Curator
>Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
>Utah State University
>4020 Old Main Hill
>Logan, UT  84322-4020
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>Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:14:17 -0400
>From:    Max van Balgooy <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Great Tours workshop coming to Kentucky in September
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>Great Tours, the popular one-day workshop on creating thematic tours at
>historic sites, will be held on Monday, September 27, 2004 from 9 am to
>5 pm at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky.  Large and small
>group interactive exercises are based on a case study of an historic
>site, providing participants with practical experience.  Registration is
>$60 per person and includes the 159-page bestselling book, Great Tours!
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>five significant themes.  Through a combination of presentations,
>activities, and discussions, in this one-day workshop you will learn how
>to select topics and construct themes; understand the principles of
>thematic interpretation; integrate material culture and historical
>biography; and develop a thematic tour outline.  To ensure your thematic
>tours are a success, you'll discover how to respond to the varied needs
>of visitors as well as how to develop and maintain an outstanding guide
>program.
>
>=20
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>This workshop is specifically designed for educators, interpreters,
>curators, program directors, and other staff and volunteers responsible
>for the content and management of tours at historic sites, districts, or
>heritage areas who have at least 2-4 years experience in developing or
>presenting guided tours.  Instructors will be Sandy Lloyd, author of
>Great Tours and museum education consultant based in Philadelphia, and
>Max A. van Balgooy, Director of Intepretation and Education at the
>National Trust.
>
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>Great Tours! is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic
>Preservation and American Association for State and Local History and
>funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  This
>workshop is part of the National Preservation Conference being held in
>Lexington from September 28-October 4.
>
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>membership organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable.
>Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in
>1949 and provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America's
>diverse historic places and revitalize communities.  Its Washington, DC
>headquarters staff, six regional offices and 25 historic sites work with
>the Trust's 200,000 members and thousands of local community groups in
>all 50 states.  For more information, visit the Trust's web site at
>www.nationaltrust.org <http://www.nationaltrust.org/> .
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>
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>curators, program directors, and other staff and = volunteers responsible
>for the content and management of tours at historic sites, districts, or
>heritage areas who have at least 2-4 years experience in developing or
>presenting guided tours.  Instructors will be Sandy = Lloyd, author of
>Great Tours and museum education consultant based in Philadelphia, = and
>Max A. van Balgooy, Director of Intepretation and Education at the
>National = Trust.
>
>
>
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>and American Association for State and Local History and funded in part by
>the = National Endowment for the Humanities.  This workshop is part of the
>= National Preservation Conference being held in Lexington from September
>= 28-October 4.
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>1949 and provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America s =
>diverse historic places and revitalize communities.  Its = Washington, DC
>headquarters staff, six regional offices and 25 historic sites work with =
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:49:01 -0500
>From:    Julie Moore <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Contemporary printmaking exhibition available to travel
>
>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
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>Please pass this on to any interested parties.  This exhibition is ideal for
>a small college- or university-based museum.  We are targeting locations in
>the Midwest and Southeast in particular.
>
>
>-----------
>TRAVELING EXHIBITION AVAILABLE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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>
>October 15, 2004-December 31, 2005
>
>
>
>Prints from the Clark Family Collection
>
>Curated by Mark A. Hall, Printmaker and
>
>
>Head of the Fine Arts Division, Maryville (TN) College
>
>
>
>
>
>
>           Fine art prints have gone through periods of great creativity,
>advancement in technique and popularity since their beginnings in the late
>14th and early 15th centuries.  Few institutions have had a greater impact
>on the production of prints as works of art than the Graphic Chemical and
>Ink Company.  Founded in Chicago in 1920 by Robert P. Faulkner and currently
>owned by Dean and Susan Clark in Villa Park, Illinois, since World War II
>Graphic Chemical and Ink Company has been the major supplier of printmaking
>supplies and equipment to artists and to art students in the United States.
>Today, the company also distributes to Canada and to much of Western Europe.
>
>
>
>
>The first print that came into the collection arrived in the early 1930s,
>during the Depression, when an artist offered to send a print in return for
>a pound of ink.  Immediately after the war the university-based print class
>taught a new generation of art students about the print as an art form.
>Besides supplying needed materials, the Clark family sponsored countless
>exhibition awards beginning in 1948 and subsequently received prints from
>these exhibitions, from artist friends, from clients showing their thanks
>and from personal purchases.
>
>
>
>This exhibition of 35 prints, drawn from the Clark Family/Graphic Chemical
>and Ink Co.'s collection of over 1500 prints, focuses on prints from the 2nd
>half of the 20th century and includes such masters as Warrington Colescott,
>John Noble, David Bumbeck and Bruno Bak.  A full range of printmaking
>techniques are on view, including several popular reproductive "prints" as
>an instructive device.  The presentation is a good introduction to
>printmaking for beginning students or the general public, and is ideal for a
>small university gallery.  An online catalogue is available at
>http://faculty.maryvillecollege.edu/theprint/
>
>
>
>Availability:  October 15, 2004 through December 31, 2005.
>
>Number of venues:  Four maximum in the Midwest and Southeast United States
>
>Booking period:  Six to eight weeks
>
>Rental fee:  $500 plus one-way transportation to next exhibition venue
>
>Crating:  Fully crated in one plywood, wheeled crate with condition
>notebook, labels ready for mounting, display and interpretive signage and
>fresh repacking material
>
>Insurance value:  $7,645
>
>For more information or to book the exhibition:
>
>Julia Muney Moore, Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
>
>Indianapolis Art Center
>
>820 E. 67th St., Indianapolis, IN  46220
>
>(317) 255-2464 x233                   FAX (317) 254-0486
>
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>
>Julia Muney Moore
>Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
>Indianapolis Art Center
>820 E. 67th St.
>Indianapolis, IN  46220
>(317) 255-2464 x233
>FAX (317) 254-0486
>email <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>
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>TRAVELING EXHIBITION AVAILABLE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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>
>October 15, 2004-December 31, 2005
>
>
>
>Prints from the Clark Family Collection
>
>Curated by Mark A. Hall, Printmaker and
>
>
>Head of the Fine Arts Division, Maryville (TN) College
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>           Fine art prints have gone through periods of great creativity,
> advancement in technique and popularity since their beginnings in the
> late 14th and early 15th centuries.  Few institutions have had a greater
> impact on the production of prints as works of art than the Graphic
> Chemical and Ink Company.  Founded in Chicago in 1920 by Robert P.
> Faulkner and currently owned by Dean and Susan Clark in Villa Park,
> Illinois, since World War II Graphic Chemical and Ink Company has been
> the major supplier of printmaking supplies and equipment to artists and
> to art students in the United States.  Today, the company also
> distributes to Canada and to much of Western Europe.
>
>
>
>The first print that came into the collection arrived in the early 1930s,
>during the Depression, when an artist offered to send a print in return
>for a pound of ink.  Immediately after the war the university-based print
>class taught a new generation of art students about the print as an art
>form.  Besides supplying needed materials, the Clark family sponsored
>countless exhibition awards beginning in 1948 and subsequently received
>prints from these exhibitions, from artist friends, from clients showing
>their thanks and from personal purchases.
>
>
>
>This exhibition of 35 prints, drawn from the Clark Family/Graphic Chemical
>and Ink Co.'s collection of over 1500 prints, focuses on prints from the
>2nd half of the 20th century and includes such masters as Warrington
>Colescott, John Noble, David Bumbeck and Bruno Bak.  A full range of
>printmaking techniques are on view, including several popular reproductive
>"prints" as an instructive device.  The presentation is a good
>introduction to printmaking for beginning students or the general public,
>and is ideal for a small university gallery.  An online catalogue is
>available at http://faculty.maryvillecollege.edu/theprint/
>
>
>
>Availability:  October 15, 2004 through December 31, 2005.
>
>Number of venues:  Four maximum in the Midwest and Southeast United States
>
>Booking period:  Six to eight weeks
>
>Rental fee:  $500 plus one-way transportation to next exhibition venue
>
>Crating:  Fully crated in one plywood, wheeled crate with condition
>notebook, labels ready for mounting, display and interpretive signage and
>fresh repacking material
>
>Insurance value:  $7,645
>
>For more information or to book the exhibition:
>
>Julia Muney Moore, Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
>
>Indianapolis Art Center
>
>820 E. 67th St., Indianapolis, IN  46220
>
>(317) 255-2464 x233                   FAX (317) 254-0486
>
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>(317) 255-2464 x233
>FAX (317) 254-0486
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>Date:    Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:29:34 +1200
>From:    Roger Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: DINOSAURNEWS - Dinosaur Man's 200th Birthday * Racing against the
>Tide * Tracks found on Croatian Resort Island * Japanese Pterosaur
>discovery on display
>
>This Week's Headlines (For the FULL STORY visit the NEWS section of the
>webzine at this address: http://www.dinosaurnews.org )
>
>**  Two hundred birthday of dinosaur man
>The 200th birthday of the Lancashire-born scientist who coined the word
>"dinosaur" has been celebrated at London's Natural History Museum.
>
>**  Family enjoying vacation reveals rare reptile fossil
>Last month, a Virginia mother and her 8-year-old twins uncovered what every
>camper dreams of finding: the skeleton of a previously unknown creature
>
>**  Dinosaur Hunters race against Fundy tide to rescue rare bones
>Palaeontologists hope to unearth a complete set of bones from a
>200-million-year-old dinosaur before fall tides from the Bay of Fundy damage
>the site
>
>**  Jurassic Super Giants
>Opening at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on August
>7th. See also the Age of Super Giants Lecture Series
>
>**  Scarborough's world class geology collection
>With over 5500 fossils and 3000 minerals, the strengths of the collection
>include: numerous type specimens, which were the first of their kind ever to
>be described and one finest collections of Middle Jurassic fossil plants in
>the country
>
>**  Dinosaur stampede added to heritage list
>The world's only recorded dinosaur stampede has been added to Australia's
>new National Heritage List
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>
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>**  90-million-year-old Dino Tracks Found On Resort Island
>During fieldwork conducted throughout the month of June, an international
>team of Canadian and Croatian palaeontologists and geologists, led by Dr.
>Michael Caldwell of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and Mr.
>Jakov Radovcic of the Croatian Museum of Natural History in Zagreb, found 90
>million year old dinosaur tracks and trackways on the island of Hvar,
>Croatia
>
>**  Pterosaur discovery on display
>The municipal government of Midoricho, Hyogo Prefecture, is displaying a
>pterosaur fossil--the first one excavated in the Kansai region
>
>**  Feature Site: GIANTS: African Dinosaurs at the Garfield Park
>Conservatory
>This major exhibition premiers the first-ever display of new African
>dinosaurs, renders skeletons as garden sculptures and immerses visitors in a
>prehistoric world full of wonder
>
>**  Europe's Largest Dinosaur Rises from Spanish Fields
>Farmers in Riodeva cleared stones from their almond orchards for
>generations, never dreaming they were tossing aside dinosaur bones - and
>laying a trail for one of Spain's greatest fossil finds.
>_________________________________________________________________
>
>DINOSAURNEWS  webzine now read in 80 countries.  Hundreds of Dinosaur Books,
>The latest Dinosaur News, Dinosaur Games, Dinolinks and a Dinomall.   Read
>something ferocious this week: http://www.dinosaurnews.org
>
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:32:53 -0400
>From:    "Susan L. Maltby" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: cupi (or cuppie) dolls
>
>I would like to throw my 2 cents in as a conservator on the Kewpie doll
>postings.  These dolls are made from cellulose nitrate which is an inherently
>unstable material.  When cellulose nitrate degrades it gives off nitric acid
>which can damage other collections.  So, they may be cute but they don't play
>well with other artifacts.
>
>Susan Maltby, Conservator
>Maltby & Associates Inc.
>
>Quoting Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> > A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
> > about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
> > "cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
> >
> > (No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
> > "Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
> > collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > j heuman
> > Education Curator
> > Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> > Utah State University
> > 4020 Old Main Hill
> > Logan, UT  84322-4020
> > t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423
> >
> > Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
> > Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922
> >
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:16:17 -0400
>From:    Susannah West <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: studies of visitor habits
>
>Arminta Neal wrote a bit about visitor behavior and attention spans in her
>books; the title I specifically remember is Help! for the Small Museum but
>the title of her other book I read escapes me.  She was writing
>specifically about how long (or actually, how short) interpretive labels
>should be for visitors to be able to absorb them.
>
>Susannah West
>John Rankin House, Ripley, OH
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>Date:    Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:14:47 -0700
>From:    "A. Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Outdoor audio experiences
>
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>Jake, when I was at the Getty, we used Antenna's Gallery Guides - portable
>CD-ROM players - and rarely had problems with outdoor use.  Our visitors
>carried the players all around the site and they were occasionally dropped
>in fountains (not to mention the hard travertine floors).  I'm sure
>Acoustiguide's sticks could work well, too.  So, I think either co. could
>provide outdoor durable equip. - perhaps, they can provide the players
>with waterproof skins as is done with I-Pods and handheld Palms.  Re:
>audio, you'll probably want to have dual headphones so that both ears are
>covered to both provide higher-quality stereo audio and limit external
>noise (of which I'm sure there will be a lot there) as much as
>possible.  Also, you can get headphones that have volume control in the
>headphone's cable.
>
>Alison Glazier
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><DIV>Jake, when I was at the Getty, we used Antenna's Gallery Guides -
>portable CD-ROM players - and rarely had problems with outdoor use.&nbsp;
>Our visitors carried the players all around the site and they were
>occasionally dropped in fountains (not to mention the hard&nbsp;travertine
>floors).&nbsp; I'm sure Acoustiguide's sticks could work well, too.&nbsp;
>So, I think either co. could provide outdoor durable equip.&nbsp;-
>perhaps, they can provide the players with waterproof skins as is done
>with I-Pods and handheld Palms.&nbsp; Re: audio, you'll probably want to
>have dual headphones so that both ears are covered to both provide
>higher-quality stereo audio and limit external noise (of which I'm sure
>there will be a lot there)&nbsp;as much as possible.&nbsp; Also, you can
>get headphones that have volume control in the headphone's cable.</DIV>
><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
><DIV>Alison Glazier</DIV>
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