Workshop on photograph identification and preservation

Focusing on Photographs: Identification and Preservation
presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Baltimore, MD
June 29-30, 2010

This two-day program will focus on the fundamentals of identifying
and caring for photographic collections.  Using 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.

Day-1

    Photographic processes and structure
    Identification and care of cased photographs and 19th and 20th
    century prints
    Handling and labeling photographic materials
    Housing solutions for photographic collections

Day-2

    Preservation considerations for photographic collections
    Identification of negatives, color prints, and digital prints
    Environmental guidelines for photographs
    Cold storage for photograph collections

The program is intended for collections care staff responsible for
photographic collections, such as collections managers, librarians,
archivists, curators, stewards of historic house museums, and
records managers.

Speakers

    Gary E. Albright
    Paper and Photograph Conservator, Private Practice, Honeoye
    Falls, NY

    Barbara Lemmen
    Senior Photograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and
    Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA

    Gawain Weaver
    Photograph Conservator, Private Practice, San Rafael, CA

    Rachel Wetzel
    Photograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic
    Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA

Fee:
    $200 CCAHA members
    $225 non-members.

Registration deadline:  June 15, 2010

For more information and to register, see

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Cosponsored and hosted by Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries,
Department of Conservation and Preservation.  Major funding for this
program is generously provided by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.

Questions? Visit our Education Program Calendar at
<URL:http://www.ccaha.org>, call 215-545-0613 or email
pso<-at->ccaha<.>org.

Orelia Dann
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19103
215-545-0613
Fax: 215-735-9313


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