BPG Annual Conference Program
Information regarding the BPG program for the 2009 AIC Conference, scheduled for May 19–22, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, will be posted as it becomes available.
2009 Business Meeting
Agenda for the meeting to be held on May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20 (2:00–5:00 p.m.)
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Introductory Remarks
- Sue Murphy, BPG Chair
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Unilateral Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Oil Stains on Paper
- Eleonora Del Federic, Department of Mathematics and Science, Pratt Institute
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Using Tycore Board as a Mounting Panel for an Oversized Charcoal Drawing
- Fei Wen Tsai, Associate Professor, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan
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A Technical Study of a Relatively Unknown Printing Process: Mixografia
- Chail Norton, Assistant Paper Conservator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Break
- 3:30–4:00 p.m.
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New Directions in the Non-Destructive Analysis of Watercolors by John Marin
- Cyntia Karnes, Senior Paper Conservator, Library of Congress
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Hyperspectral Imaging for Monitoring of Aging Processes in Archival Documents
- R. Padoan, National Archives of the Netherlands
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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.)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Discussions and Questions
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Break
- 10:00–10:30 a.m.
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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
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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
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Large Scale Mold Remediation at a Special Collections Library
- Melissa Straw, Contract Conservator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assessing and Stabilizing Archival Scrapbooks
- Jennifer Hain Teper, Head, Department of Conservation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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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
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Discussions and Questions
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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
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BPG Business Meeting
- 7:30–9:00 a.m.
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BPG Morning Session
- 9:00–12:00 p.m.
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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
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Sensitivities of Modern Digital Prints to Abrasion Damage
- Doug Nishimura, Senior Research Scientist, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Break
- 10:00–10:30 a.m.
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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
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Characteristics of Books Printed in the Edo Period (1603–1867)) of Japan
- Kazuko Hioki, Conservation Librarian, University of Kentucky
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Material Japonisme in American Art, 1876–1925
- Rebecca Capua, Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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BPG Afternoon Session
- 2:00–5:30 p.m.
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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
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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
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Treatment Decisions in the Archive Department at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Stade Museum
- Beate Kozub, Paper Conservator, Kozub Atelier, Potsdam
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Break
- 3:30– 4:00 p.m.
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Place in Wales: Drawings from a Sketchbook by Francis Place
- Emily O’Reilly, Senior Paper Conservator, National Museum of Wales
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Sizing in Nineteenth-Century Book Papers
- Morgan Jones, Associate Conservator, University of Michigan
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Treatment of Persian Lacquer Bindings
- Katherine Beaty, Book Conservator, Harvard College Library, Harvard University