Workshop on photographic conservation

Introduction to Photograph Conservation for Book Conservators
The New York Academy of Medicine
May 6-8, 2010
9:30 am - 5:30 pm

The New York Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers presents: An
Introduction to Photograph Conservation for Book Conservators at the
Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Laboratory The New York
Academy of Medicine May 6-8, 2010 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

To register, please call Erin Albritton at 212-822-7364 or email
ealbritton<-at->nyam<.>org

Workshop Fee:  $345.00 (GBW members)/$400 (non-members) Materials
Fee:  $15.00

This three-day workshop will focus on photograph preservation and
conservation information essential to practicing book conservators.
The course will be taught by Nora Kennedy and Peter Mustardo,
photograph conservators with over 50 years of combined experience
working in private practice, at regional centers and within
institutional collections.  Topics to be covered include the
technical history of photographic processes with an emphasis on
identification; causes of degradation; proper handling and storage;
disaster recovery; and conservation treatment options with an
emphasis on issues raised by the bound format.

Note: This workshop is geared towards practicing book conservators.
At the time of registration, participants are asked to describe
their experience in the field and their reasons for wishing to take
this course.

    Nora Kennedy is currently the Sherman Fairchild Conservator of
    Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
    where she established a lab devoted to the conservation of
    photographs. During her tenure at the Met she has worked on over
    twenty-eight major and fifty-two minor photography exhibitions
    and continues to expand the Museum's initiatives in education
    and research. Ms. Kennedy also serves on the adjunct faculty of
    the New York University Institute of Fine Arts Conservation
    Center. Nora Kennedy received her Master of Science degree in
    conservation from the University of Delaware / Winterthur Museum
    art conservation program in 1986. In 2003 the University awarded
    her a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement and in
    2006 she was awarded the American Institute for Conservation's
    Sheldon and Carolyn Keck Award recognizing a sustained record of
    excellence in the education and training of conservation
    professionals.

    Peter Mustardo graduated from Columbia University's Advanced
    Certificate Program in Preservation Administration. He was an
    Assistant Conservator at the International Museum of Photography
    at George Eastman House (1978 to 1982), the Head of the
    Preservation Section at the New York City Municipal Archives
    (1985 to 1990), and the Regional Preservation Coordinator for
    the National Archives in Washington, D.C. He established his
    private practice in New York City in 1982 prior to co-founding
    THE BETTER IMAGE in 1991.

Please find directions to The New York Academy of Medicine at

    <URL:http://www.nyam.org/about/directions.shtml>


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