Workshop and lecture on album structures

The New York Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers presents:

Exploring Album Structures and How They Work
A Lecture and Workshop with Olivia Primanis
At The New York Academy of Medicine

For more information or to register, please email
newyork<-a t->guildofbookworkers< . >org or call 212-650-2979

Lecture
June 22, 2011
3:30-5:30 pm
Reception to follow: NYAM Room 21

    Binding structures used for photo albums display ingenious and
    numerous ways that bookbinders have modified traditional book
    structures to accommodate the addition of photographs. This
    lecture will illustrate how the format of the photograph
    influenced album structures.  The audience will have an
    opportunity to study the qualities of various album styles by
    examining historical examples. Olivia will also discuss typical
    kinds of deterioration found in album structures and some repair
    techniques practiced at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research
    Center, The University of Texas at Austin.

    Lecture Fee:
        $10 (GBW members)
        $15 (non-members)

Workshop
June 23-25, 2011
The Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Lab
9:30am-5:30 pm

    A slide-presentation and workshop will examine binding
    structures used in historical photo albums. We will study paper
    flexibility, as well as the attachment of photos and leaves, to
    see how these factors influence various album structures. The
    presentation will describe typical nineteenth century album
    structures using images and historical examples that
    participants can examine. Characteristic types of deterioration
    found in these structures and some of the techniques used to
    repair albums will also be discussed.

    During the workshop, participants will make a model of a sewn
    structure with removable leaves or a guarded leaf album used for
    carte-de-visite photographs, or both as time allows.
    Participants will be introduced to the historical album
    structure description forms and will be invited to share their
    experiments and problems with album structures.

    Workshop Fee:
        $330 (GBW members)
        $365 (non-members)

    Materials Fee:  $30

Instructor Bio:

    Olivia Primanis is the Senior Book Conservator at the Harry
    Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin, TX.  She began her
    training in hand bookbinding and book conservation with Jean
    Gunner in Pittsburgh, PA and founded "The Bookbinder"
    (1976-1984), which offered artists' supplies and bookbinding
    services.  In 1984 she moved to Los Angeles, CA and continued
    teaching and conservation bookbinding in a private practice.  At
    the Ransom Center since 1990, she performs conservation
    treatments, teaches and studies medieval manuscripts and 19th
    century photo albums.

Please find directions to The New York Academy of Medicine at

    <URL:http://www.nyam.org/about-us/directions.html>

Erin Albritton
Book Conservator
Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Laboratory
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212-822-7364
Fax: 212-419-3665


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