Photographic Materials
The Working Group Photographic Materials is concerned with the conservation, restoration and preservation of photographic images, both positive and negative, including cinematographic material.
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Programme 2005-2008
Past Programmes
The Coordinator of the Working Group is:
Clara von Waldthausen
Fotorestauratie Atelier C.C. von Waldthausen
Van Diemenstraat 410 -412
Ruimte B.07
1013 CR Amsterdam
NEDERLAND
Tel: + 31 20 528 79 74
E-mail: c.waldthausen@planet.nl
Angeletta Leggio
Museum Victoria
GPO Box 666E
Melbourne VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 3 8341 7131
Fax: +61 3 8341 7154
E-mail: aleggio@museum.vic.gov.au
The Working Group Photographic Materials publishes a six-monthly Newsletter. For further information, please contact the Working Group's Co-ordinator.
Newsletters
Membership
Interim meeting
2007 Winter Meeting, February 22 - 24, Rochester, New York
The interim meeting for the Working Group Photographic Materials will be a joint meeting held together with the Photographic Materials Group of the American Institute of Conservation. George Eastman House (USA).
ICOM-CC Photographic Materials working group's interim meeting Amsterdam, october 4-5, 2004
ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group's Interim Meeting will be held October 4-5, 2004, in Amsterdam (exact location to be announced).
The program is very intensive and includes 17 papers and two posters. You may read and print the abstracts by double clicking the respective titles in the program below.
October 4th
Treatment Oriented Papers
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Silvia Berselli and Isabella Genovese Italy
Giuseppe Enrie: Restoration and History of the Holy Shroud Transparency -
Taiyoung Ha Austria
Aqueous Treatments on Salted Paper Prints -
Andreas Gruber & Taiyoung Ha Austria
Historical Protective Coatings Made of Zapon Laquer Used on the Daguerreotypes in the Albertina Photography Collection -
Sara Innocenti Italy
Preservation and Restoration of Goglio's Archive – Glass Plate Negatives
Preservation-Oriented Papers
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Sanneke Stigter Netherlands
Ethical Problems and a Solution in the Conservation of a Faded Colour Photograph in the Work of Ger van Elk -
Sandra Baruki Brazil
Preventive Conservation Policies for Brazilian Photograph Collections
Continuing Education
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Debbie Hess Norris & Jae Mentzer United States
Readings in Photograph Conservation: Identifying Fundamental Publications in Our Field -
Martin Jürgens Germany
A Summary of the European Workshop for Photograph Conservators
October 5th
Cataloging and Digitization
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Edwin Klijn Netherlands
SEPIADES: one but not the same. Unifying the diversity of Europe’s visual memory -
Luis Pavão and Maria Mantero Morais Portugal
Digitization Projects: A Sea of Hope -
Maddalena Sternai Italy
The Digital Condition and Treatment report. An Example from Centro per il Restauro e la Conservazione della Fotografia - Milano
Historic Research & Technical Investigations
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Kate Jennings United Kingdom
Nineteenth Century Paper Negatives: Investigations with Scanning Electron Microscopy and Light Fading -
Lisa Barro & Nora W. Kennedy United States
Gustave Le Gray’s Salted Paper Prints: Innovative Working Methods from 1850-1854 -
Barbara Brown, Dusan Stulik & Herant Khanjian United States
Three Metallic Photographic Prints from the Humanities Research Center Collection -
Bill Wei, M. Jürgens, N. Kennedy, P. Mustardo and C. von Waldthausen Netherlands/Germany/USA
Issues in the Conservation of Face-Mounted Photographs -
Clara von Waldthausen Netherlands
An Introduction to the Goals of COST ACTION Working Group G8:
"Non-Destructive Analysis and Testing of Museum Objects" -
Dusan Stulik United States
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: Three Photographic Puzzles
Posters
- Lydia Egunnike, Mark Osterman and Jiuan-jiuan Chen Australia/USA An Investigation into the History and Evolution of Opalotypes
- Clara von Waldthausen Netherlands Surface Characteristics of Freeze-dried, Water Soaked Photographs