Event Courses and Workshops Preserving the Pictorial: Treatment of a Mounted Clarence White Photograph
Date and Location
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When: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
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Where: Online Only
Part of Preservation Week
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An untitled platinum print from 1904 signed by Clarence Hudson White (1871-1925), an American photographer of the Photo-Secession movement, was the subject of examination and treatment in the Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State University. The process of making a platinum print allows for artistic manipulation of the final print and was an ideal medium for photographers of the Photo-Secession movement. This movement promoted photography as a fine art form and moved away from the view of photography as an accurate representation of the world. The pictorial mount and the stylistic intent of Clarence White were investigated. A treatment approach was chosen to address surface dirt, reduce adhesive residue, mend punctures and tears, and fill losses in all layers.