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NFL playoff season is here and the Textile lab has an interesting piece of football history on the table this month.
This battle-scarred field coat once worn by legendary NFL quarterback Arnie Herber, who played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1930s, is an important part of the permanent collection of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. When brought to the ICA for treatment, the sheepskin collar and parts of the lining had reached an irreversible state of deterioration, due to chemical decay and breakdown of the skin structure over time. Tears and losses to the cotton twill fabric were jeopardizing the integrity of the hand-painted lettering on the coat's back.
After a detailed surface-cleaning of the outer coat to remove dust and ingrained dirt, the shearling upper collar was removed by carefully cutting the machine-sewn threads. As a preventative measure, the weakened jute inner lining was covered with a light-weight non-woven fabric to prevent further loss of fiber. A supplementary panel of heavy-weight cotton twill fabric was hand-sewn to the under collar, following a pattern drafted from the shearling original. Shearling will be cut from a modern sheepskin pelt, "aged" to blend with the fur lining, and basted to the supplementary twill upper collar to form a replacement outer collar, restoring the intended appearance of the field coat. Additional treatments also included stabilization of tears to the outer cotton fabric with underlay patches and removal of some disfiguring modern repairs.
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Exhibit Opening Reception & Conservators' Gallery Talk
WHEN: Saturday, January 19th, 2-4PM Reception begins at 2PM, Gallery talk begins at 3PM WHERE: 3rd floor lobby of the historic Main Building of Cleveland Public Library, located at 325 Superior Avenue, Downtown Cleveland. Make plans to attend this FREE Program! Andrea Chevalier, Senior Paintings Conservator, and Wendy Partridge, Paintings Conservator, will be speaking at the opening of the exhibit Labor and New Deal Art. This traveling exhibit has been organized by the Massillon Museum of Art and Youngstown State University to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of The Little Steel Strike. The exhibit will be on view at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library through March 24.
Andrea and Wendy will be speaking on the history and conservation treatment of three important WPA murals from 1933-34 commissioned for the library: Ora Coltman's The Dominance of the City, William Sommer's The City in 1833, and Donald Bayard's Early Transportation (Cleveland's Waterfront About 1835).
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CARE & HANDLING OF OBJECTS
WHERE: Center for the History of Psychology, University of Akron WHEN: 2PM-4PM, Thursday, February 14, 2013 COST: FREE! TO REGISTER: This course is limited to 50 participants. To reserve your spot, please contact Dorothy Gruich via email at gruich@uakron.edu This two hour presentation will discuss the care, handling and storage of objects and multimedia materials for library, archive and museum professionals. Following an introductory presentation about general principles of preservation, participants will have the opportunity to share their own experiences and ask questions. There will be a few examples from the Center for the History of Psychology's collection for case studies and discussions.
Anne Hinebaugh has worked with ICA for four years and has 12 years of experience working with museum and private collections. She has a graduate certificate in Museum Management Collections and Care from George Washington University.
This class part of a series of preservation courses in Summit County taught by staff from ICA-Art Conservation. The series is generously underwritten by The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and The GAR Foundation.
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Landscape #1/Paysage #1
Hector Hyppolite, Haitian, 1894-1948 Oil on Hardboard Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art Image courtesy of Huntington Museum of Art Last month a panel of judges selected the Huntington Museum of Art's Winslow Anderson Collection of Haitian Art to receive ICA's 2013 Subsidized Survey. Later this year paintings conservator Wendy Partridge will travel to Huntington, West Virginia to conduct an onsite examination of the paintings from this unique collection. Following her survey of the collection, Wendy will produce a written report outlining the state of preservation of the paintings and identifying their conservation needs. This survey will allow the Huntington Museum to proceed with conservation treatment and prepare the collection for potential inclusion in new exhibitions and publications.
To learn more about the ICA's Subsidized Survey program, click here. Applications for next year's survey will be available on our website in the fall of 2013.
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ICA-Art Conservation wishes to recognize The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation and the Toby Fund for their ongoing generous support of the ICA. These notable supporters of the arts in Northeast Ohio have played a significant role in helping the ICA preserve our shared heritage.
ICA also recognizes Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and the Ohio Arts Council for renewing their publicly funded operating support for 2013. These grants help ensure the future of our education and outreach programming, along with the arts advocacy and preservation resources ICA provides throughout our region.
Finally, thank you to all those who contributed to our annual fund. Together you helped make 2012 another great year at ICA. If you did not get a chance to send in a contribution before the end of 2012, don't worry, as a 501c3 nonprofit organization we welcome charitable contributions throughout the year.
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Photographs copyright ICA - Art Conservation, 2012.
 Jennifer Souers Chevraux, Education Outreach Officer
ICA-Art Conservation
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