Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Conservation Fellowship
2010: Eliza Spaulding
Paper Conservation
Educational Background:
Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Currently a Candidate for the Master of Arts in Art History with an Advanced Certificate in the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Degree expected in Fall 2010.
Wesleyan University, Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Art History, 2004.
Past Experience:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY: Removed backings, mended and compensated for losses in 19th and 20th c. wallcoverings and drawings.
Villa La Pietra, New York University, Florence, Italy: Consolidated media, mended, and humidified and flattened Javanese leather puppets; rehoused prints and drawings from the Acton Collection.
Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY: Created an instruction manual on how to operate the Center’s Fuji IS Pro Digital Camera.
Dieu Donné Papermill, New York, NY: Prepared batches of pulp (including sizing and pigmenting) for artists using a Hollander beater.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including:
- Removal of an acidic mount from a colored crayon sketch by artist Joseph Pennell, dated between 1904–08, from the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Removal of an acidic mount and compensation for loss in a rare 18th c. Japanese color woodcut by Shigemasa, from the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Surface cleaning, tape removal, and mending of an autograph score in iron gall ink by Ludwig Spohr, from the Music Division.
2009: Danielle J. Fraser
Rare Book Conservation
Educational Background:
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information: Candidate for MS in Information Studies with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Howard University, Washington D.C.: BS in Biology and Chemistry (2003)
Past Experience:
Teaching Assistant for Book Conservation Lab, Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin: Assisted lecturer Chela Metzger in preparing materials and lab for class sessions. Demonstrated book repair techniques and procedures. Assisted students with class assignments and projects. Nominated for a 2007 Texas-Exes Teaching Award (TETA).
Student Conservation Technician, Preservation Department, University of Texas Libraries: Performed repairs on circulating collection of the University of Texas Libraries including rebacks, recases and paper mends. Created archival quality custom enclosures of fragile books.
Conservation Volunteer, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin: Surveyed and performed treatments on 19th century photographic albums. Created archival quality housing for books and albums.
LC Projects:
Creating protective enclosures for items from the Rosenwald Collection.
Conservation of items from the Rare Books & Special Collections and the African & Middle Eastern Divisions.
2008:
Kaori Uchida
Paper Conservation
Educational Background:
Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
MA in the Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, received 2007
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London
MA in Printmaking (2003)
University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
BA in Fine Art, (2000)
Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan
BA in Fine Art, (1997)
Past Experience:
Wallington Hall and Washington House, The National Trust, Northumberland,
UK
Preventive conservation work, Re-housing of collections, Wallpaper survey
and general survey and documentation of collections (2006)
Museum of London, UK
Conservation treatment of colored intaglio prints from the museum’s
collection (2006)
Maritime Museum, UK
Conservation of works of art from the museum’s collections including
color lithograths (2006)
The New Orleans Conservation Guild, Inc.
Conservation treatment of works of art on paper damaged in Hurricane Katrina
(2006)
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation treatment from the Library of Congress rare
and special collections including:
Conservation treatment and rehousing of color silkscreen prints by Shokler
from the Goldstein collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.
Conservation treatment and rehousing of Japanese woodblock prints by
Shinsui from the Prints and Photographs Division.
Conservation treatment of Vicente Pintado manuscript maps from the Manuscript
Division
Conservation treatment and re-housing of selections from the Japanese
printed book collections of the Asian Division.
Conservation treatment of an oversized Italian poster from the Prints
and Photographs Division. Treatment will include washing, lining and inpainting.
2007: Hanako Hirano
Paper Conservation
Educational Background:
Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, Graduate School of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. Ph.D. currently in process.
BA in Fine Arts from the Nihon University of Art, Tokyo, Japan. (2002)
Past Experience:
Six-month internship at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Conservation treatments and housings. (2006)
Tokyo National Museum, member of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music research team. Research project on the problem of “foxing” in Western works on art on paper. (2005)
Takahashi Jihodo Studio, Japan. Training in mounting and conservation of Japanese works on paper. (2004)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Technical examination of works of art on paper. (2003-4)
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation treatment from the Library of Congress rare and special collections including:
- Washing and lining of an early 19th century Chinese scroll map from the Geography and Map Division.
- Washing and deacidification treatment of two iron-gall ink documents from the Manuscript Division.
- Washing, sun-bleaching, and tape stain removal of a J. Jones lithograph from the Goldstein Collection in Prints and Photographs Division.
- Construction of special housings for Japanese books from the pre-Meji Collection of the Asian Division.
2006: James Thurn
Rare Book Conservation
Educational Background:
University of Texas at Austin: a candidate for Master of Science in Information Studies, Specialization in Conservation of Library and Archive Materials.
Syracuse University: MS in Environmental Engineering Science
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: BS in Paper Science and Engineering
Past Experience:
Smithsonian Institution Cultural Resources Center Internship: Condition survey and re-housing of Native American works of art on paper.
Teaching Assistant for Conservation Science, Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, University of Texas at Austin.
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Internship: Surface cleaned, humidified, and flattened theater costume design illustrations from the B.J. Simmons Collection.
George Eastman House Internship: Conducted ambrotype construction assessment, edge consolidation of an Ansel Adams gelatin print, cleaned surface of a Margaret Bourke-White gelatin print mount board, cleaned surfaces of photographs, and repaired broken lantern slide.
State University of New York at Buffalo, Book Preservation Department Student Assistant: Repaired books from circulating collection, repaired torn maps, encapsulated maps, constructed preservation enclosures, and taught other students these procedures.
Scientific research on removal of mold from cellulose acetate audiotape
in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas
at Austin
LC Projects:
Conservation of books from the Rare Books, Law, African and Middle Eastern, Geography and Maps, Asian, and Music Divisions. Treatments consisted of: board reattachments, re-backs, surface cleaning and washing, re-sizing, re-sewing, protective housings.
Paper conservation of manuscripts, political cartoon, and architectural drawings from the Manuscripts, Prints and Photographs, and Architecture Divisions. Treatments consisted of: surface cleaning and washing, humidification, flattening, mending and filling of losses.
Completed work on research begun at the University of Texas at Austin
on the removal of mold from cellulose acetate audiotape.