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On October 2, The Spirit of Education an enormous mural (32' h x 19.5' w) by William A. Krusoe was unrolled for examination and treatment proposal preparation. Painted in 1939 for the stairwell of the former Lincoln High School, and funded by the WPA, the three separate sections of the mural have lived in storage since the demolition of Lincoln High School in 1977.
Recently Lincoln HS alumni have raised the funds for this initial assessment. This photo shows Bob Pearl and Jan Lukas, the two alumni who have spearheaded the project, being interviewed by Mark Urycki of WKSU radio, while ICA paintings conservators examine the upper section of the mural. Due to the size of the mural (32' h x 19.5' w), photographs were taken through a hatch in the second floor of the ICA lab.
The mural belongs to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. A new site for the mural has not been identified, and further funds must be raised for the conservation treatment. To learn more about this project and the collaboration to save the mural, read this article, which appeared in the Plain Dealer last July.
William Attila Krusoe was born in Hungary in 1898 and died in Texas in 1990.
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Care and Handling of Paper Materials Program + ICA Lab Tour
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:00 - 5:30PM
Cost: Free! Do you own or administer a collection containing historical documents, photographs, and mixed paper ephemera? If so, come to ICA's paper conservation lab to learn the best way to maintain and handle these delicate materials. Jennifer Souers Chevraux, ICA's Education Outreach Officer, will present a program including simple how-to demonstrations, followed by a tour of ICA's paper lab, where ongoing conservation projects will be featured.
Make It Last! - Working Properties of Paper and Adhesives for Artists
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:00 - 8:00PM
Cost: $25.00 ICA-Art Conservation Paper Conservator, Jamye Jamison, will introduce participants to the working properties of papers and adhesives commonly used in conservation as options for book and paper artists. As conservators our main focus is reversibility and longevity and we encourage artists to also think about these topics. The goal of this class is to give artists information about possible options/materials that can help "Make It Last!"
Hurry, there's still time to register! To sign up for either of these programs, please contact Jennifer Souers Chevraux, ICA's Education Outreach Officer, via email at jennifersc@ica-artconservation.org, or by phone 216-658-8700.
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This past summer Senior Research Associate Dr. Jilleen Nadolny from Art Access and Research in London came to Cleveland to examine the ICA's Forbes Pigment Collection. ICA is one of a handful of institutions worldwide to house a subset of the historically important collection assembled by Edward Forbes while he was director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard from 1909-1944.
Working with area students Erik Schmittgen from John Carroll University and Christine Haynes from Case Western Reserve, Dr. Nadolny took a set of reference samples for analysis and made constructive suggestions about the condition of ICA's collection. Dr. Nadolny, will use such the samples to further her work, and that of her colleagues, as they investigate issues of authenticity and the history of technical developments in the making of art. ICA staff and students had the opportunity to discuss conservation issues and to compare notes from Ohio to London, while they enjoyed a good cup of tea with London Olympic cookies!
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Don't forget, ICA is currently accepting applications for its 6th Annual Subsidized Survey. We will choose one institution to receive a free collection survey focusing on a select group of artifacts. An ICA conservator will visit the recipient institution to examine the objects on-site for up to two days, and written condition reports and treatment recommendations will be provided. The institution will be asked to contribute only the travel costs associated with on-site visits. The goal of the award is to help the recipient institution identify preservation needs, and Information gained through the assessment can help raise funds for addressing those needs.
Any non-profit cultural institution demonstrating a commitment to collections care is eligible to apply for this survey. Past recipients of the subsidized survey include Musselman Library at Bluffton University, Kennedy Museum of Art at Ohio University, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and the North Canton Heritage Society.
Click here for more information, or to download a PDF version of the subsidized survey application from the ICA's website.
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With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we again look to our patrons and friends to help sustain the role ICA plays in safeguarding artifacts and artworks, which connect us to our past. We are grateful for the generous support we receive from the community, and ask you to make a tax-deductible donation to ICA enabling us to continue the preservation of this region's artistic treasures for future generations.
We thank you for your consideration and appreciate your recognition of the importance of ICA's role in safeguarding this region's link to our shared cultural heritage. If you work for a company that matches employee charitable contributions, please ask for a matching donation to ICA-Art Conservation.
To make an online donation, visit the support page on our website, or download a printable form.
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Planning an upcoming renovation? Don't forget that ICA has affordable, state-of-the-art, fine art storage, which can house your collection while space at your home or facility is in flux, and we provide this service to institutions and individual collectors alike.
ICA offers storage for short- and long-term housing of collections in transit, as well as long-term storage for single pieces or entire collections. ICA's facility includes 41,000 cubic feet of specially designed fine art storage, which is constantly monitored to maintain a 50% ±5% RH (relative humidity) and a constant temperature of 65-70° F. It has a 16-foot entry access adjacent to an environmentally-controlled loading dock equipped with a hydraulic lift to facilitate loading and unloading of objects of all sizes. ICA employs a 24-hour armed response service to monitor the building's 27-point security-detection system, while all art storage areas are restricted-access and secured by a second-tier monitoring system.
For more information or to obtain an estimate, contact ICA Operations Manager, Chris Pelrine at 216-658-8700.
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Photographs copyright ICA - Art Conservation, 2012.
 Jennifer Souers Chevraux, Education Outreach Officer
ICA-Art Conservation
p: 216-658-8700 f: 216-658-8709
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