This has been a fascinating (and sad) discussion about the fakes, the
forgeries being made, with the DRACULA one sheet discussed as the
most recent example.
In reading the posts from all of those in the know, there hasnt been
any talk (if known) about who the ORIGINAL "restorer" was who first
took the S2 poster, and did the initial work to it, sanded it down,
treated it etc, to make it appear like a 1931 poster. Diane has said
she worked on in back in the spring.
My question is... who first took this poster and began the process to
alter it from it's original form? Has any restoration company or name
ever surfaced?
Best.
Jeff
On Oct 1, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Diane Jeffrey wrote:
Zeev
When we received the poster, the majority of the thick cardboard
had already been stripped away, leaving a thin layer on the back.
Before cleaning and linenbacking to occur, it is crucial that any
tape, paper, glue, duck tape, cardboard, etc be removed. The type
of adhesive used will determine the method of removal. In this
particular poster, I do remember using a combination of methods, to
try to remove that back layer of "something." In my effort to help
John yesterday, I told him that when he does go to un-mount the
poster, he may find evidence that the back had been sanded. Now,
unless he was able to gather his group of "witnesses" un-mount the
poster, which done properly takes some time, let it dry, and
proceed to do his lengthy analysis, in a few short hours, I
believe, his statement of the poster being "sanded" came directly
from me, and not his "expert" analysis.
You are right, John Davis is not the owner of the poster. I would
not know who the owner is right now, as my client Tom Rega
consigned it to Profiles, and I am not up on what the legal
relationship between auction house and consigner is, at this point.
In their effort to get to the truth about the poster, I feel that
Profiles made a mistake, in giving the poster back to John, which
to me indicates a huge "conflict of interest" If the intend was to
un-mount the poster, a third party should be used. I am surprised
that such a large company would do that, and hope that it does not
jeopardize any legal investigation going forward.
Diane
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Dracula - Update
Hello Diane
Could you please clarify for me a couple of points:
1. It is my understanding that the poster in question was sanded
down to thin paper, as the S2 Art prints are done on thick
carboard. It is also my understanding that you did the
linenbacking of this print. My question is: When you got the print
for linenbacking, was it already AFTER someone else has sanded it
down previously, unbeknownst to you?
2. It is also my understanding that John Davis is not the owner of
this piece. Is it not strange that he would take it upon himself
to de-linenback a poster that does not belong to him?
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Jeffrey
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:42 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Dracula - Update
Rick
I did linenback the poster and repair the paper. We did add some
text, but we did NOT add "Morgan Litho Co" that was added by
someone ELSE, and have pictures to prove it.
I don't blame you for being confused, with this latest development,
I am confused and shell shocked.
Diane
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