Library
The library includes image galleries, links to a few of my favorite photograph conservation/connoisseurship websites, bibliographies, and other useful resources
Image Galleries
- Additive Screen Plates
- The Photographs I Find (a blog where Gawain posts images of found photographs and other discoveries)
Bibliographies
- Recommendations for a Photograph Conservation Library, by Gawain Weaver [PDF]
Other Resources
Chromogenic Characterization: A Study of Kodak Color Prints, 1942-2008
Recent research by Gawain Weaver and Zach Long on chromogenic prints ”Chromogenic Characterization: A Study of Kodak Color Prints, 1942-2008” is now available in full, including many color images, on the Notes on Photographs website developed at George Eastman House.
We have submitted an article for publication in Topics in Photographic Preservation 13. A pre-publication version of the Topics article is available for download as PDFs in two parts: Chromogenic Article, Ektacolor Paper Backprint Chronology.
A Guide to Fiber-Base Gelatin Silver Print Condition and Deterioration, by Gawain Weaver
A 41-page illustrated guide to how and why gelatin silver prints deteriorate, includes a 2-page chart and many diagrams in addition to photographs depicting each of the 15 forms of deterioration. Print publication is planned for 2010. Download Paper [PDF, updated April 2008]
Links
Photograph Conservation and Preservation
- The Image Permanence Institute
- The Image Permanence Institute's Digital Sample Book
- IPI's Graphics Atlas
- National Park Service Conserve-O-Grams
Photograph Collecting and Connoisseurship
- Notes on Photographs
- The Photo Review
- iPhotoCentral (Alex Novak's free e-newsletter is an excellent way to keep up to date on the photographic art market)
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
- Library of Congress: Emergency Preparedness Website
- CCAHA's Salvaging Photographs Technical Bulletin
- NEDCC's Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs
Listservs of interest
Please read the introductory words about each group before joining, each one has a specific focus
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Photoconservation listserv at Yahoo Groups : A mailing list dedicated to the history and conservation of photographic materials
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PhotoHistory listserv at Yahoo Groups : PhotoHistory is a list for archivists, art historians and enthusiasts of early photography
- aic-photographic listserv : the official listserv of the Photographic Materials Group (PMG) of the American Institute for Conservation, this listserv is restricted to PMG members
Process: Cyanotype
Got Paris?
The Mellon Fellows of the Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation at George Eastman House visited Paris in September 2007, with a focus on visiting photograph collections and historic photographic sites. Gawain Weaver and Rachel Wetzel blogged about their experiences here. Check it out for your amusement or to get ideas for your own trip to Paris!