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This life-sized portrait of one of the founders of St.
Bonaventure University and his wife with their patron
saint was discovered by the university in the fall of
2007. Nicholas and Mary Devereux Kneeling
Before St. Nicholas came to the ICA heavily soiled
and damaged. Conservators repaired and relined the
canvas, and cleaned and inpainted (shown at right)
the portrait. The painting will be displayed in honor of
St. Bonaventure's 150th-anniversary
celebration.
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Jamye Jamison
Associate Paper Conservator Jamye comes to the ICA from Zukor Art Conservation in Oakland, CA. She graduated in 2003 from the Preservation and Conservation Studies program at the University of Texas at Austin with a specialization in Book and Paper Conservation. She holds an undergraduate degree in Art History from Princeton University and, prior to her foray into conservation, worked in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
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Claes Oldenburg's Giant Three-Way Plug was
constructed in 1970. The artist produced three and
this piece belongs to the Allen Memorial Art Museum
at Oberlin College. The Plug was displayed
outdoors partially buried according to Oldenburg's
design. It was excavated and removed from Oberlin in
order to examine the underground surfaces and deal
with corrosion issues. New coatings are now being
applied to the interior as well as the buried portions of
the exterior. The bronze prongs will be polished and
re-lacquered. The picture shows a drainage hole
being cut into the bottom of the sculpture to prevent
water from pooling inside.
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The ICA maintains an extensive library of reference
materials in our Detroit Avenue facility. The library is
used regularly by both the conservation staff and the
education and outreach department. Access to the
library is also a benefit of ICA
membership.
Obtaining copies of all current publications in the field can be an expensive undertaking. For this reason, the ICA staff has compiled a "wish list" of publications that would be valuable additions to the library should funds become available. At present there are some twenty-five titles on the list, ranging in price from $25 to $125. The books include:
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As we reported in our July
issue, the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the
University of Michigan received an IMLS grant to treat a
series of watercolors depicting a fresco cycle from
Pompeii, Italy. The image shows the first batch of
these oversized drawings as they were unpacked in
the ICA's paper lab. Conserving all the panels will
take approximately one year.
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The ICA is offering two free educational and outreach
opportunities in the month of October. There is still
time to take advantage of both!
On October 27th, the ICA and the Ohio Preservation Council will offer the inaugural session of our new statewide outreach initiative, "Preserving Our Cultural Heritage." The program will take place at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, and is free and open to the public. Additional details can be found on the ICA website. Please RSVP by October 20th to ensure that we have sufficient handouts for all participants. Applications for our annual Subsidized Survey are due on Halloween. This year we are offering one survey free of charge, and asking the recipient institution only to cover the cost of travel for the conservator(s) involved. Additional details and the full application can be found on the ICA website. |
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This lamp belonged to the Seiberling family and is
part of the collection of Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
in Akron. The original lampshade no longer exists.
Conservator Jane Hammond has been working for
several months on creating a replica shade, having
only a grainy period photograph as a guide. The
image at left shows the shade in progress, with
fabric samples and sketches for tassels visible on the
wall in the background. Jane has since constructed
the shade and is now in the process of handpainting
its multi-colored floral design.
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The American
Institute for Conservation (AIC) received
funding from the Institute for Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) in 2007 to support an
advanced
training program for conservators and other museum
professionals that resulted in a force of sixty "rapid
responders" trained to assess damage and initiate
salvage of cultural collections after a disaster has
occurred. That group of responders is now known as
AIC-CERT.
The mission of AIC-CERT is to respond to the needs of cultural institutions during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors, and the public. The Response Team will provide human resources and skills to understaffed institutions in a time of need through phone support, damage assessments, and help with salvage organization. For twenty-four hour assistance with any disaster response or mitigation needs, please call AIC-CERT at 202-661-8068. |
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Since 1956, Viktor Schreckengost's immense
sculptures of mastadons and mammoths have
graced the Pachyderm Building of the Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo. The zoo has just begun a capital
project to transform that facility into a
state-of-the-art elephant habitat. The ICA will conduct
the long-term conservation campaign on the
sculptures. At right, Conservator Mark
Erdmann gives a recent public presentation on the
project at the zoo.
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October 2-4, 2008
Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums Annual Meeting and Conference Ohio Historical Center and Ohio Village, Columbus, OH October 27, 2008 Preserving Our Cultural Heritage Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Akron, OH Wolle Administrative Building, Conference Room 6PM-7:30PM Please RSVP by October 20th to ensure that we have sufficient handouts for all participants. October 31, 2008 Deadline for submission of application for Subsidized Survey Program Please visit our website for addition information or contact Director of Education Nicole Hayes at 216-658-8700. November 1, 2008 Deadline for the Optium Conservation Grant Program This new grant, funded by Tru Vue and administered by FAIC, will support projects in glazing applications for the preservation of museum and library collections. Each year, up to four awards of $4000 each, plus donated OptiumŪ product, will be made available to qualifying museums and libraries. Details and application can be found here. November 1, 2008 (extended to November 15, 2008 for FEMA-declared disaster areas) Deadline for IMLS Museums for America Grant Program This grant program includes support for activities including collections stewardship. Details and application can be found here. December 1, 2008 Deadline for Preserve America Community Designation Application Community leaders are encouraged to apply for the Preserve America community designation, which recognizes a community's efforts to care for and share its cultural and natural heritage. The designation also makes the community eligible for special federal funding. Preserve America is a White House initiative conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and other federal agencies. Details and application can be found here. December 1, 2008 Deadline for IMLS Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Grant This program supports a two-day site visit by a conservation professional to perform an assessment. For museums located in historic structures, the grant supports a two-day site visit by a preservation architect. Assessment reports are then provided three days later. Details and application can be found here. |
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Nicole Hayes, Director of Education and External Relations
Intermuseum Conservation Association
216-658-8700
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