That sounds great, JR. One question I do have though
is what does one do when they have a window card that
is torn?
I have a beautiful General Died at Dawn in great shape
but the corner is torn off which goes into the image.
I have been putting it off for too long now and would
love to send it to Jaime soon.
Does one back it in this case?
Toochis
--- J R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Linenbacking and Restoration questionScott received
> many good recommendations on where to have his
> half-sheet backed, but so far not much comment on IF
> he should do it at all. His description of the
> condition:
>
> "very good condition - there is one horizontal and
> one vertical fold, and a bit of yellowing, but
> that's it."
>
> My inclination would be to go for minimal
> preservation actions and restoration, but forget
> about the backing. If it was a thin one-sheet, that
> would be different, but half-sheets are thick paper.
> A half sheet with the paper in very good shape
> really does not need the extra support that
> linenbacking provides to the thinner one sheets.
>
> What I would do is use one of the recommended pros
> to have it de-acidified to prevent further paper
> yellowing and deterioration. If the existing
> yellowing is disturbing, perhaps a light bleaching
> and cleaning first to spruce those aspects up and
> "pop" the colors back to their original state.
> Finally, if there was significant color loss in the
> fold lines, maybe have them touched up a little
> (don't overdo it). But I'd stop there, and take a
> pass on the linenbacking. Instead, I'd get one of
> Sue Heim's super-archival frames and slip that
> pretty baby in there. That will protect and preserve
> it as good or better than linenbacking will -- and
> it will look great in the frame.
>
> -- JR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Richardson
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 21:39
> Subject: [MOPO] Linenbacking and Restoration
> question
>
>
>
> Hello, everyone -
>
> I have a style-B half sheet from "Some Like it
> Hot" which I am contemplating having linen backed.
> It is in what I would call very good condition -
> there is one horizontal and one vertical fold, and a
> bit of yellowing, but that's it.
>
> I've never had a poster restored, but this one is
> special to me, and I would like to ensure it's
> longevity.
>
> Would you recommend that for these minimal flaws,
> that I proceed with the linenbacking?
>
> Any other thoughts or advice kindly appreciated.
>
> Scott
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