Educational Opportunity
Focusing on Photographs: Identification & Preservation
Presented by
the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
March 27
& 28, 2014
New Orleans,
LA
Hosted and
co-sponsored by:
The Historic
New Orleans Collection
Historical
records of people and places, fine art photographs, family snapshots, and
corresponding negatives are in the collections of every museum, library, and
archives. The omnipresence of photographic media belies the complexity and
variety of techniques used to create these images. From the earliest cased
daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, to tintypes, hand-colored silver gelatin prints,
and oversize contemporary color photographs, the variety of photographic
processes and supports requires collections managers to have a unique set of
knowledge and skills for proper identification, care, and housing. Photographs
are also frequently accessed by researchers, duplicated for publication, and
placed on exhibition, creating additional preservation challenges.
This two-day
program will focus on the fundamentals of identifying and caring for
photographic collections. Through lecture and hands-on demonstrations,
topics will be intertwined over the course of the program to give
participants a holistic view of identifying photographic materials,
housing and caring for these collections, developing appropriate handling
and display procedures, and establishing safe storage environments.
Topics to be covered include:
This program is
intended for collections care staff responsible for photographic
collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections
managers, stewards of historic house museums, and records
managers.
Speakers:
Dates:
Thursday, March 27th,
2014 – Friday, March 28th, 2014
8:45 am – 4:45 pm
Location:
The Historic New
Orleans Collection
Williams
Research Center
410
Chartres Street
New
Orleans, LA 70130
This program will also be
offered at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
in Providence, RI on
November 6th and 7th, 2014
More information
about this program and online registration is available at www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar .
Major
funding for this program was generously provided by the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH), with additional funding from The Pew Charitable
Trusts and The
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
About CCAHA
The
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is the country's largest nonprofit
conservation facility serving cultural, research and educational institutions,
as well as individuals and private organizations. CCAHA's mission
is to provide expertise and leadership in the preservation of the world's
cultural heritage. CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works of
art on paper, such as drawings, prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper,
photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, and manuscripts, along with related
materials like parchment and papyrus. CCAHA also offers digital
imaging services, on-site consultations, educational programs, fellowships, and
emergency conservation services.
For
information on additional educational opportunities, visit www.ccaha.org or find us on Facebook.
About The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New
Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the
study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf
South region. General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams, collectors of
Louisiana materials, established the institution in 1966 to keep their
collection intact and available for research and exhibition to the
public. In a complex of historic French Quarter buildings at 533 Royal
Street, The Collection currently operates a museum, which includes the Williams
Gallery for changing exhibitions and the Louisiana History Galleries; the
Williams Residence; a museum shop; and administrative offices. The
Williams Research Center at 410 Chartres Street, which opened in 1996, makes
available to researchers The Collection’s holdings of 35,000 library
items, more than two miles of documents and manuscripts, and approximately
350,000 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and other artifacts.
ANASTASIA MATIJKIW
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23RD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
t 215.545.0613 f 215.735.9313
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