[PADG:1826] CCAHA Photograph Workshop Series

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FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
December 11-13 - Baltimore, MD

Photographs are magical objects.  William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented the negative-positive process, wrote of "the inimitable beauty of the pictures of nature's painting which the glass lens of the camera throws upon the paper in its focus-fairy pictures, creatures of a moment, and destined as rapidly to fade away."  Photographs are often the most used materials held in our institutions.  This workshop series is designed to help cultural institutions develop the strategies needed to establish safe storage environments and handling procedures, and to select appropriate reformatting options.

The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for photograph collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house museums, and records managers.

Although attending the entire series is not required, each workshop covers a component of the overall care and management of an institution's photograph collection.

This photograph workshop series is sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Maryland Historical Society, Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance (CIRLA), Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), PALINET, and Washington Conservation Guild.  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided subsidy for these workshops. 


WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS

Planning Your Digital Imaging Project
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
This workshop is designed to explore the decisions involved in planning and managing a project to digitally reformat a photographic collection.  The conversion of visual materials to an electronic form encompasses a host of management decisions with significant implication for access and cost.  The factors to consider include provision of intellectual access to materials, copyright issues, current and potential use by researchers, format and nature of the digital product, relationship of the project materials to the rest of the collection, and projected costs.  The workshop will serve as an overview for staff determining if digitization will facilitate and enhance access to their photographic collections.

Speaker: 
Steve Puglia, Image Constructors LLC


Identification and Care of Photographic Prints 
Thursday, December 12, 2002
The cornerstone in developing a preservation plan for a photographic print collection is identifying the photographic process.  This workshop will demonstrate that the type of print influences most of the decisions that need to be made concerning environmental conditions, exhibition, and housing.  Participants will gain familiarity with the major processes of the 19th and 20th centuries through lectures and hands-on examination of sample prints under magnification.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speaker:  
Sarah Wagner, Sarah S. Wagner, LLC
Assisted by Mary Schobert, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA


Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives
Friday, December 13, 2002
A successful plan to care for a negative collection hinges on proper identification.  This workshop will review the environmental and storage needs for the various types of negatives.  Issues regarding use of cold storage and selection of a duplication process for deteriorating negatives will be discussed.  A hands-on component will give participants experience in identifying various types of negatives.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speaker:
Andrew Robb, Photograph Conservator
Assisted by Mary Schobert, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA


Location & Time of Workshops:
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD   21201
www.mdhs.org

9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop


Registration Fee:
                  Non-Member Fee      CCAHA / Cosponsor Member Fee:
1 workshop:        $ 60.00                $ 50.00
2 workshops:      $120.00               $100.00
All 3 workshops:  $170.00               $140.00

Registration Deadline:
Tuesday, November 26, 2002


For additional workshop information, registration forms, or information about CCAHA and its programs and services, please visit our Web site  http://www.ccaha.org  or call 215/545-0613.