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Victoria Birth

Brigham Young University
Book Repair Supervisor
Provo, Ut
University of Alabama, MFA Book Arts
Book and Paper Conservation
Tuesday, May 29
 

8:30am

(Pre-session Symposium) The Current Use of Leather in Book Conservation Texas Ballroom ALIMITEDMarieka Kaye-[PA] • Henry Hebert-[PA] • James Reid Cunningham-[PA] • Emilie Demers • Ségolène Girard • Holly Herro • Katherine Kelly-[PA] • David Lanning • Laura McNulty • William Minter • Dan Paterson • Sarah Reidell-[Fellow] • Shelly Smith • Katie C. Wagner-[PA] • Dawn Walus • Kristi Wright
 
Wednesday, May 30
 

7:00am

Function Meets Aesthetic: Rebacking techniques for leather books Texas A&M University LibrariesFULLJames Reid Cunningham-[PA] • Jeanne Goodman • Texas A&M University Libraries
 
Thursday, May 31
 

8:20am

Opening General Session - Welcome and Awards Texas Ballrooms A-DMargaret Holben Ellis

9:00am

Materiality and Immateriality in Conserving Contemporary Art Texas Ballrooms A-DGlenn Wharton

9:30am

Practicing what we preach: An argument for the recognition and preservation of a material culture of conservation Texas Ballrooms A-DCarrie McNeal

10:00am

Break in the Exhibit Hall Texas Ballrooms E-H (Exhibit Hall)

11:00am

Preserving Innovation: Considering the Treatment and Materiality of 3D Printed Objects in Museum Collections Texas Ballrooms A-DVanessa Applebaum

11:30am

The Physical Nature of Digital & What it Means for Conservation Texas Ballrooms A-DCrystal Sanchez • Lauren Sorensen

2:00pm

(Book and Paper) Washi: Understanding Japanese paper as a material of culture and conservation Texas Ballroom DBrook Prestowitz • Yuki Katayama

2:30pm

(Book and Paper) Optical Clearing of Repair Tissues for the Treatment of Translucent Papers Texas Ballroom DRoger S. Williams

3:00pm

(Book and Paper) Cocktails and mixers: Ethanol-modified treatments for iron-gall ink. Texas Ballroom DJulie Biggs • Lynn Brostoff • Andrew Davis • Claire Dekle • Cyntia Karnes-[PA] • Yasmeen Khan • Susan Peckham-[PA] • Cindy Connelly Ryan

4:00pm

(Book and Paper) Chancery Master Exhibits - piecing it back together Texas Ballroom DSonja Schwoll-[ACR] • Dr. Lora Angelova • Rose Mitchell

4:30pm

(Book and Paper) Peregrinations of an 18th-Century Armenian Prayer Scroll Texas Ballroom DXiaoping Cai • Emily Williams • Sylvia Albro-[PA] • Levon Avdoyan • Lynn Brostoff • Claire Dekle

5:00pm

(Book and Paper) Looking Back and Taking Stock – A Journey through Past Projects Texas Ballroom DElmer Eusman-[Fellow]

6:30pm

Book and Paper Group Reception Houston Natural Science MuseumPolygon • Sirma Americas • Hollinger Metal Edge Inc. • University Products, Inc. • Houston Museum of Natural Science
 
Friday, June 1
 

8:30am

(Book and Paper) Small but bulky: a study on the rebinding of a portable 15th century book of hours Texas Ballroom DKimberly Kwan

9:00am

(Book and Paper) Branded by Fire: Treatment of los Primeros Libros Texas Ballroom DJeanne Goodman

9:30am

(Book and Paper) The unintended effects of some book treatments on original or early binding structures and materials Texas Ballroom DOlivia Primanis

10:00am

Break in the Exhibit Hall Texas Ballrooms E-H (Exhibit Hall)

10:30am

(Research and Technical Studies + Wooden Artifacts) Another Look at Conserving a Japanned High Chest Kingwood Meeting RoomChristopher Swan • Kirsten Moffitt-[PA]

11:00am

(Textiles) The Hidden Codex, A discussion of loss of cultural heritage of the history and religion of indigenous people and its impact on Mesoamerican studies through the examination of a possible newly discovered... River Oaks Meeting RoomKelly H. Gross • Loren Jeffries • Roger Sexton

11:30am

(Book and Paper) Multi Spectral Imaging and the Digitization of the Dead Sea Scrolls Texas Ballroom DAshlyn Oprescu

2:00pm

(Imaging Technology) High-Resolution Imaging as a new Research Tool in the Rijksmuseum Texas Ballroom DSusan Smelt • Robert Erdmann • Rik Klein Gotink • Petria Noble • Gwen Tauber • Carola van Wijk

2:30pm

(Problematic Materials) Managing Expectations in Scrapbook Conservation Approaches Texas Ballroom CJennifer Hain Teper-[Fellow]

3:00pm

(Problematic Materials) The painting’s life, silk or paper: materials and methods for lining a 15th-century Chinese handscroll at the Cleveland Museum of Art Texas Ballroom CYi-Hsia Hsiao

3:30pm

Break in the Exhibit Hall Texas Ballrooms E-H (Exhibit Hall) Poster Q + A with Authors Texas Ballroom (Foyer outside Ballrooms - Poster Session)West Dean College

4:00pm

(Problematic Materials) Investigation of Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film Chemical Decomposition & Associated Fire Risk Texas Ballroom CKathleen Mullen • Dr. Heather Heckman • Dr. Mahesh Mahanthappa

4:30pm

(Material Questions) An Enlightened Perspective: Balancing Artist Intent with Conservation Concerns Texas Ballroom AChristopher Mazza • Sarah Scaturro

5:00pm

(Imaging Technology) Using Photogrammetry to Understand the Mechanical Behavior of Bound Volumes Texas Ballroom DAlice S. Carver-Kubik • Jean-Louis Bigourdan • Douglas Nishimura • James Reilly

5:45pm

All-Attendee Reception at the MFAH - Pre Gallery Viewing MFAH

7:30pm

All-Attendee Reception at the MFAH MFAHHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
 
Saturday, June 2
 

10:00am

(Book and Paper) Stone Paper: Examination of Géricault’s Lion Devouring a Horse Lithographic Printing Matrix Texas Ballroom DChristina Taylor • Katherine Eremin • Georgina Rayner • Christopher Wallace

10:30am

(Architecture) Laser Ablation for the Removal of Biofilm at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial: a Test Case and Critical Evaluation Texas Ballroom CJustine P. Bello-[PA]

11:00am

(Book and Paper) Think Outside of the Box: Displaying Paper Objects Without Using Classic Method Texas Ballroom DHsuan-Yu Chen • Chi-Chun Lin • Jen Jung Ku

11:30am

(Architecture) Classification of Early Building Campaigns Using Petrographic Examination of the Historic Masonry Found at the Josiah Benner Farm, Gettysburg, PA Texas Ballroom CAmy Elizabeth Uebel

12:00pm

Book and Paper Tips Lunch Texas Ballroom ELIMITEDUniversity Products

2:00pm

(Book and Paper) Improved methods of authentication and the resulting shifts in decision-making in parchment conservation Texas Ballroom DPatricia Engel • Matthew Collins

2:30pm

(Book and Paper) LCCDG: Matters at Hand: The evolution of staffing and prioritization in library conservation labs Texas Ballroom DAngela Andres-[PA] • Sofia I. Barron • Jessamy Gloor-[PA] • Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa • Werner Haun • Laura McCann • Jessica L. Pace • Ashleigh Schieszer • Lauren Telepak

4:30pm

A Failure Shared is Not a Failure: Learning from Our Mistakes Texas Ballrooms F-HRebecca Gridley • Anthony Sigel • Bruker Corporation