AIC – Book and Paper Group Annual Conference Program 2009

BPG 2009 Annual Conference Program

Wednesday, May 20 (2:00–5:00 p.m.)

Introductory Remarks
Sue Murphy, BPG Chair

Unilateral Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Oil Stains on Paper
Eleonora Del Federic, Department of Mathematics and Science, Pratt Institute

Using Tycore Board as a Mounting Panel for an Oversized Charcoal Drawing
Fei Wen Tsai, Associate Professor, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan

A Technical Study of a Relatively Unknown Printing Process: Mixografia
Chail Norton, Assistant Paper Conservator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Break
3:30–4:00 p.m.

New Directions in the Non-Destructive Analysis of Watercolors by John Marin
Cyntia Karnes, Senior Paper Conservator, Library of Congress

Hyperspectral Imaging for Monitoring of Aging Processes in Archival Documents
R. Padoan, National Archives of the Netherlands

An Examination of Anoxic Color Fading for Selected Gouaches, Watercolors and Textiles
Vincent Beltran, Assistant Scientist, Getty Conservation Institute

Thursday, May 21 (8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.)

Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group: 2.0 – New Directions New and/or Adaptive Materials, Methods and Technologies Used in the Conservation Treatment and Housing of Library Collections
Co-Chairs: Laura McCann, Conservation Librarian, New York University Libraries and Werner Haun, Collections Conservator, New York Public Library

The Removal of Excess Leather Dressing using the Reynolds Handi-Vac: First Impressions
Brenna Campbell, Kress Fellow in Rare Book Conservation, Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library and Museum

The Use of Rubber Cement for Facing Leather Spines: A Viable Option?
Renate Mesmer, Assistant Head of Conservation, Folger Shakespeare Library and Anne Hillam, Head of Conservation, Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Laboratory, New York Academy of Medicine

Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques
Seth Irwin, Candidate for Masters of Art Specializing in Paper Conservation, Queen's University and Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian, University of Utah Marriott Library

Adhesive-coated Repair Materials: Preparation and Use
Priscilla Anderson, Collections Conservator, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School and Sarah Reidell, Associate Conservator for Books and Paper, New York Public Library

Discussions and Questions

Break
10:00–10:30 a.m.

Archives Conservation Discussion Group: Conservation and Preservation Approaches for Stabilizing Large Scale Collections
Co-Chairs: Marieka Kaye, Dibner Conservator, Huntington Library, Jody Beenk, Assistant Conservator, Princeton University Library, and Laura O'Brien Miller, Conservator, Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University

Adhesive-coated Repair Materials: Large Scale Treatment Applications
Priscilla Anderson, Collections Conservator, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School and Sarah Reidell, Associate Conservator for Books and Paper, New York Public Library

Large Scale Mold Remediation at a Special Collections Library
Melissa Straw, Contract Conservator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assessing and Stabilizing Archival Scrapbooks
Jennifer Hain Teper, Head, Department of Conservation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lessons Learned from Large-scale Photograph Preservation Projects at the National Archives and Records Administration and Harvard University Library
Brenda Bernier, Paul M. and Harriet L. Weissman Senior Photograph Conservator, Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library

Discussions and Questions

BPG Reception at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
6:30–8:30 p.m. (Ticket required – free for BPG members, $25 for non-members; transport provided)

Friday, May 22

BPG Business Meeting
7:30–9:00 a.m.

BPG Morning Session
9:00–12:00 p.m.

Conservation and Preservation of Thirteenth-Century Pala Paintings on Palm Leaf
Yana Van Dyke, Associate Conservator at the Sherman Fairchild Center for Works of Art on Paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sensitivities of Modern Digital Prints to Abrasion Damage
Doug Nishimura, Senior Research Scientist, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology

Break
10:00–10:30 a.m.

Digital Surrogates: A New Technique for Loss Compensation of Graphic Works of Art
Adam Novak, Craigen W. Bowen Fellow in Paper Conservation, Straus Center for Conservation, Harvard University Art Museums

Characteristics of Books Printed in the Edo Period (1603–1867)) of Japan
Kazuko Hioki, Conservation Librarian, University of Kentucky

Material Japonisme in American Art, 1876–1925
Rebecca Capua, Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art

BPG Afternoon Session
2:00–5:30 p.m.

Effect of Aqueous Treatments on Nineteenth-Century Iron-Gall Ink Documents: Part 2: Artificial Aging by Heat, Humidity and Light
Season D. Tse, Senior Conservation Scientist, Canadian Conservation Institute

Where Archival and Fine Art Conservation Meet: Applying Iron-Gall Ink Antioxidant and Deacidification Treatments to Corrosive Copper Watercolors
Crystal Maitland, Paper Conservator, Johns Hopkins University

Treatment Decisions in the Archive Department at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Stade Museum
Beate Kozub, Paper Conservator, Kozub Atelier, Potsdam

Break
3:30– 4:00 p.m.

Place in Wales: Drawings from a Sketchbook by Francis Place
Emily O’Reilly, Senior Paper Conservator, National Museum of Wales

Sizing in Nineteenth-Century Book Papers
Morgan Jones, Associate Conservator, University of Michigan

Treatment of Persian Lacquer Bindings
Katherine Beaty, Book Conservator, Harvard College Library, Harvard University

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