Care and Identification of Photographs

From: Gawain Weaver a href="mailto:gawain.weaver@gmail.com">gawain.weaver@gmail.com>

Date: February 14, 2011 12:14:36 AM PST

To: CAROOTS@rootsweb.com

Subject: [CAROOTS] Care and ID of Photos Workshop, Los Angeles, April 11-14

Reply-To: caroots@rootsweb.com

Care and Identification of Photographs

April 11-14, 2011

Location: This workshop will be hosted by the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, CA)

Instructor: Gawain Weaver

REGISTER NOW:

http://gawainweaver.com/workshop/care-id-photos-2011-losangeles/

Registration Includes:

• 4-day workshop

• 280-page color notebook

• 60x LED handheld microscope

• OPTIONAL: Basic Photographic Sample Set

This 4-day workshop is an introduction to the history, identification, and preservation of photographic materials. Participants will acquire hands-on identification skills and learn practical photograph preservation techniques. Using handheld 60x microscopes and a large set of photographic and photomechanical samples, they will learn how a variety of processes were created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Knowledge about photographic processes is essential to their preservation and leads to a greater appreciation of the aesthetics and history of photographic prints.

Preservation topics include enclosures, handling guidelines, environmental monitoring, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on collections, and the importance of cold storage for certain photographic materials.

Processes examined in detail include but are not limited to the following: daguerreotype, albumen, collodion and gelatin printing-out processes (POP), matte collodion, gelatin silver, photogravure, offset litho, letterpress halftone, collotype, chromogenic color, inkjet, and dye sublimation. Group ID sessions, using a digital microscope and screen projection, will allow participants to practice their identification skills in a guided setting.

The registration fee for this 4-day workshop is $645 and includes a handheld microscope, and a workshop notebook with lecture handouts, Quick ID Sheets for each process, and a selection of readings on photograph preservation. The Basic Photographic Sample Set, consisting of 18 identified photographic and photomechanical processes, is available with registration for $75.

Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, the number of participants will be limited to 12.

REGISTRATION: http://gawainweaver.com/workshop/care-id-photos-2011-losangeles/

OTHER WORKSHOP DATES AND LOCATIONS: http://gawainweaver.com/workshops/

HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC SAMPLE SETS: http://gawainweaver.com/store/

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), a certifying organization of professional archivists, will award 15 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.

WHAT PREVIOUS STUDENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:

Can't thank you enough, Gawain! Your knowledge, and the presentation of it, far exceeded expectations.

--Jean Marie Smart, Visual Resources Curator, University of Arizona

Thank you for a jam packed & fascinating, not to mention useful, workshop!

--Mary Anne Redding, Curator of Photography, New Mexico History Museum

For more information, please contact the instructor:

Gawain Weaver

Photograph Conservator

San Rafael, CA

tel 415.446.9138

info@gawainweaver.com

http://gawainweaver.com/

With her permission to post here.

Hi Susi-- Yes, please post this on any blogs or other listservs you want to! I've had a good response so far, but there's still room in the workshop since it's only been a week since my first announcement.

thanks,

Gawain

Gawain Weaver

Photograph Conservator

San Rafael, CA

tel 415.446.9138

http://gawainweaver.com/