July 2004

July 2004

Vol. 29, No. 4

Annual Meeting News

2004 Annual Meeting

Exhibitors

AIC/FAIC Election

Results

From the Executive

Director

AIC Forums

FAIC Application

Deadlines

Association Health

Program

FAIC Donations

Images from the

Annual Meeting

Grant Deadlines

Free Listing: Disaster

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AIC News Lead

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American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

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Portland a Winner:

AIC's 32nd Annual Meeting

he AIC's 32nd Annual Meeting, June
914 in Portland, Oregon, was the best

ever! Accolades have arrived from many of
the 850 attendees. While in Portland, I didn't
have a chance to talk to everyone, but the
AIC Board, staff, and I certainly heard a lot
of compliments. If you weren't there, you
missed a terrific meeting!

The general session on cleaning was stimu-

lating and interesting. James Beck, the keynote
speaker, put forward the case for less invasive
and more sensitive treatments, for public
reviews of treatments, and for using modern
digital techniques to supplement or replace
invasive treatments. Kirby Talley reviewed the
history of cleaning controversies in an amusing
and thought-provoking lecture. Other lectures
covered the gamut of cleaning philosophies

and techniques. Thank you to Patricia Griffin
and Rebecca Rushfield for organizing and run-
ning a successful general session on a focused
topic of interest to conservators from all spe-
cialties. Plans for publication of the general ses-
sion are moving forward.

On the afternoon of the second day, busi-

ness meeting attendees convened to discuss
the planning of annual meetings during our
issues session.The large group broke into dis-
cussion groups and participated in lively dis-
cussion about issues related to the Annual
Meeting, including costs, venues, schedules,
parallel sessions of specialty groups, and
more. The Annual Meeting Task Force, led by
Jay Krueger, has many issues to contend with,
and we look forward to future reports.

continued on page 3

The 32nd AIC Annual Meeting com-
menced with the general session, which
featured speakers James Beck, left, and
Kirby Talley, top right. AIC President
Thomas Chase, top left, served as after-
noon chair.

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Table of Contents

AIC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Allied Organization News . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Annual Meeting News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Courses, Conferences, and Seminars . . . . . .30

From the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Grants, Awards, and Fellowships . . . . . . . . .18

Health & Safety News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Kress Guidelines and Application . . . . . . . .21

People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Point of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Positions, Internships, and Fellowships . . . . .34

Recent Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Specialty Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Worth Noting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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I joined a group led by Mitchell Bishop of the Getty, and

he made a comment that has resonated in my mind since:
"The Annual Meeting should reflect the values of the AIC."
We then went on to think a little about values.With upcom-
ing AIC and FAIC Board retreats for strategic planning, the
question of the core values of the AIC will be fully explored.
My opinion is that the values of the AIC include:
·

A sense of community--belonging to a group of con-
servators who all are interested in sharing their knowl-
edge and techniques

Enjoying each other's company, not just in meetings, but
socially

Appreciating expert, arcane, and esoteric knowledge
and techniques

Precision and finesse in application
It may just be that the Annual Meeting as it now stands

is a pretty good reflection of these values, but there's always
room for improvement! See future reports from the new
task force as we stride to make improvements.

The business meeting ran smoothly. The individual

reports from the secretary, treasurer, education, our new
executive director, and Nominating Committee were all
interesting and informative. Two Board members, Director
of Communications Craig Deller and Secretary Hilary
Kaplan, retire this year. Many, many thanks to both of them.
Paul Messier and Meg Loew Craft replace them and we
welcome them to the Board. The contested seat on the
Nominating Committee went to Kate Garland.

Debbie Hess Norris, president of Heritage Preservation,

presented an overview of the Heritage Health Index at the
business meeting. This massive survey of the state of con-
servation of our national cultural heritage will be sent out
this summer, and we all hope that AIC members will coop-
erate in making it as meaningful as possible.The results will
be vital for our efforts to improve the condition of cultural
property in the United States.

The exhibit hall and poster sessions were held on the

floor below the meeting rooms. The exhibits were interest-
ing and relevant, and it's always a pleasure to meet the sup-
pliers and their representatives in person. We couldn't get
along without them! The poster session gets better and
better--there were about 60 this year, up from 43 last year.
Quality keeps going up, too. Many thanks to Valinda Car-
roll, poster session chair, for making it possible.

The banquet was well attended and enjoyed by all.

Emcees Nancy Odegaard and Hilary Kaplan interspersed
little-known Oregon facts (did you know the state nut is
the filbert?), along with thanks and credits to the people
who made the meeting possible. The awards ceremony was
wonderfully full of humor and poignancy. Song stylings by
Shelley Sturman were a special treat.

All of the specialty group sessions, from architecture to

wooden artifacts, were engaging and enjoyable. The problem
of parallel sessions with overlapping interests was exacerbated

by the Portland Rose Parade, which limited the scheduling
for sessions. EMG had a special meeting on Monday, spon-
sored by NCPTT, which illuminated the problems faced in
preserving electronic media. RATS held its first all-day ses-
sion, dedicated to the topic of light, and the room was filled!
And CIPP had a dinner session that included a belly dancer
(further inducement to come to the meetings!). The special
CIPP/BPG/EMG/PMG lecture on informational literacy
pleased a room full of lunchtime listeners.

This meeting was particularly successful because of its

venue. Portland is a moderate-sized and very humane city,
and our hotel was in the heart of downtown. The city's
small square blocks allowed for camaraderie, interspersed
with many good restaurants, nice strolling, and easy sight-
seeing. Portland is one of the few cities that has free down-
town transportation on its streetcars and buses. We even
arranged to have the annual Rose Parade go right by our
front door! The hotel arrangements were superb, and our
grateful thanks go to the Portland Hilton and its friendly
and competent staff. The major complaint seemed to be
that it was too cold in the ballroom, a minor problem con-
sidering the extent of our meeting.

The Angels project got the conference off to a flying

start. Staff members at the Pittock Mansion & Acres were
very enthusiastic about our help, and we really made a dif-
ference to the conservation of the collection.

I heard only good comments about the workshops.

Workshops on topics including risk assessment, digital pho-
tography and conservation lighting, AATA abstracting, and
mold remediation were well attended. There have already
been many requests for further (perhaps regional) repeats
of the digital photography workshop. We hope to address
these requests with additional workshop offerings.

The public lecture, held at the Portland Art Museum,

showcased cleaning case histories and problems in seven dis-
parate fields, with a panel of seven conservators and an art his-
torian, Charles S. Rhyne, as moderator.The audience of more
than 200 was one of the best-attended public lectures ever.

Local tours provided attendees with a true sense of

place. Some of these tours spawned self-propelled walking
tours within the city itself. I happened to see AIC members
on their tour of Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood and they
were enjoying themselves immensely.

Thanks to all who made this meeting possible, and espe-

cially the Local Arrangements Committee, headed by Claire
Dean, and the AIC office staff. Good meetings such as this
one are truly the result of dedication and hard work by
local members and AIC staff!

See you in Minneapolis next year!

--Thomas Chase, AIC President, (310) 656-9416,

tchase4921@aol.com

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32nd Annual Meeting
continued from page 1

Please note new dates for the IAG meeting in

Washington, D.C.: Friday afternoon, November 19,

and all day Saturday, November 20.

Additional information to follow.

Annual Meeting News

Serving on the Awards Committee is a most rewarding

responsibility and one happily shared with committee
members José Orraca, Will Shank, and Molly Lambert.
Again this year, we took time at the annual banquet to
pause and recognize each other, our colleagues, and related
institutions for great accomplishments in the conservation
and preservation of our cultural heritage.

Distinguished Award for Advancement of the
Field of Conservation to Stanford University
Libraries and the Leo and Karen Gutmann
Foundation

With only four prior awards given in this category, it

was with great pleasure that the AIC recognized two such
significant organizations for their long-standing support of
the professional development of conservators.

Stanford University Libraries

Quoting AIC President Tom Chase, "Our field would

not be where it is today without the major contributions of
the Stanford University Libraries and their support of such
noteworthy online resources as the Conservation E-mail
Distribution List (ConsDistList) and Conservation On Line
or CoOL." The DistList reaches people in more than 80
countries, and CoOL gets more than 3.5 million hits every
month, all of this at no cost to the AIC. The service pro-
vided by the Stanford University Libraries is nothing short
of remarkable and one that has been of benefit to conser-
vators around the world. Michael Keller, University Librar-
ian, expressed his great appreciation of this award and
regret he was unable to attend the ceremony. Accepting on
behalf of the Stanford University Libraries were Catherine
Tierney, associate university librarian, and Connie Brooks,
head of the Preservation Department.

The Leo and Karen Gutmann Foundation

Since 2001, the Leo and Karen Gutmann Foundation

has given close to $2 million to Buffalo State University,
New York University, and University of Delaware/Win-
terthur for graduate conservation student support. It was
through Karen Gutmann's generosity and insight that she
made available, as a bequest, funds from the sale of impor-
tant works of art in the Gutmann Collection to support
conservation students. She specified support for tuition,
housing, memberships in organizations such as AIC, univer-
sity fees, and books.This unique grant has had and will have
a significant impact on the lives of students during training
and throughout their careers in conservation. Larry Putter-
man, one of the directors of the Gutmann Foundation,
accepted the award on behalf of the Foundation, expressed
his appreciation of those who dedicate their talents to the
field of conservation, and declared that he has the best job
in the world.

University Products Award to F. Christopher
Tahk

Sponsored and funded by University Products, this award

recognizes lifetime achievement in the conservation of cul-
tural property. Representing University Products at the awards
ceremony was John Dunphy, director of marketing.

Chris Tahk has done a remarkable job over the years in

creating and shaping the Buffalo State College Conserva-
tion Program, epitomizing distinguished achievement in the
field. He has taught for the Art Conservation Department
for the past 30 years, dating back to when it was the Coop-
erstown Graduate Program, and served for the last 20 years
as the chair and director of the department. In 2001, the
State University of New York recognized Tahk with its
Award Honoring Scholarship and Research in the Human-

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Shelley Sturman presents the Distinguished Award for Advancement of the Field
of Conservation to representatives for Stanford University Libraries.

Larry Putterman accepts the Distinguished Award for Advancement of the Field
of Conservation on behalf of the Leo and Karen Gutmann Foundation.

ities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He has dozens of publica-
tions and lectures to his credit and has been the author of
at least 50 grants awarded for support of student fellow-
ships, scientific research, and programs. Tahk is truly a role
model for his fellow faculty, conservation colleagues, and
hundreds of students, all of whom wish him the best in his
retirement.

Honorary AIC Membership Award to Jacqueline
Olin

The AIC is pleased to recognize Jacqueline Olin with

honorary membership. Olin was a member of IIC-AG and
a founding member of AIC. She served as secretary of the
Board in the early 1980s and also as chair of the Member-
ship Committee for four years. Throughout her career, Olin
has been professionally engaged in the examination and sci-
entific investigation of cultural property, and she has pro-
moted an awareness and understanding of conservation
through open communication with other professionals and
the public. Her list of publications and scholarly contribu-
tions to AIC and allied professions is impressive and, while
working for the Smithsonian, Olin obtained grants from the
U.S. State Department, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation,
and the James Smithson Society.Throughout her career, she
has worked on important projects promoting the use of sci-
ence to gather information about our national patrimony.

Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award to
Catherine Sease

Following fifteen years at the Field Museum of Natural

History in Chicago where she became head of the conser-
vation division, Catherine "Cap" Sease became the senior
conservator at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at
Yale University. In 1995, Sease was among the first winners
of the Rome Prize in Conservation and Historic Preserva-
tion awarded by the American Academy in Rome. And,
more recently, she became a member of the U.S. State
Department Iraqi Museum Assessment Project in Baghdad.

In her service to the AIC, Sease was an associate editor

of the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation for
eight years until she became book review editor in 1997, a
position she still holds. First as a member and then as chair
for two years, Sease played an active role in the AIC Bylaws
Committee. She has contributed to more than 50 publica-
tions, including JAIC. She is the author of the seminal book
for archaeologists and conservators, The Conservation
Manual for the Field Archaeologist. Cap Sease's continued ded-
ication to AIC has earned her the 2004 Rutherford John
Gettens Award.

Sheldon & Caroline Keck Award to Debra Hess
Norris

There is no doubt that Debbie Hess Norris embodies

the ideals honored and promoted by the Sheldon & Caro-
line Keck Award, that is "a sustained record for excellence
in the education and training of conservation professionals."
Following an M.S. degree in conservation from the Win-
terthur/University of Delaware Program, Norris began her
career teaching the introductory block on the conservation
of photographic materials to first-year graduate students in
the early 1980s. In 1993, she was elected to her first of two
terms as president of AIC and received the Rutherford John
Gettens Award in 1998 in recognition of her outstanding

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F. Christopher Tahk spoke briefly after receiving his award from University Prod-
ucts for lifetime achievement in the conservation of cultural property.

Cap Sease, award recipient during the AIC Annual Meeting banquet, accepts the
Rutherford John Gettens Merit Award, presented by Shelley Sturman.

service to AIC. In 1997, she became director of the Win-
terthur Program and chair of the Art Conservation Depart-
ment and, in 2003, she became chair of Heritage Preserva-
tion. Also in 2003, Norris achieved full professor at the
University of Delaware and was recently named the Henry
Francis Dupont Chair in Fine Art. And in the words of
former students, "Quite simply, to have Debbie as an
instructor is to have a mentor for life. She is a ready
resource--accessible, informed, exuberant. Her energy and
organizational abilities are legendary. She ignites those
around her to be the best they can be."

Forbes Medal to James Billington

The Forbes Medal was established by the AIC to recog-

nize the value and importance of outstanding achievements
and distinguished contributions to the field by a noncon-
servator who supports our goals and collaborates with us to

achieve them. The Medal was last presented in 2000.

The 2004 Forbes Medal recipient was James Billington,

the Librarian of Congress. Billington is a long-standing sup-
porter of the conservation field, of the invaluable objects
entrusted to his care, and of the professional development
of the Library's conservation staff. Recently, he was suc-
cessful in gaining major budget initiatives for preventative
conservation at the Library. In 1987, as director of the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
Billington gave the keynote address at the Art Institute of
Chicago's forum on The Conservation of Cultural Property
titled, "The Moral Imperative of Conservation." Each of us
can take great strength from Billington's words, spoken at
the 2003 Annual Meeting reception at the Library of Con-
gress: "The preserver, restorer, conservator is the indispen-
sable, the primary link in the human chain that connects
yesterday's accomplishments with tomorrow's possibilities."
The 2004 Forbes Medal recipient, James Hadley Billington,
is a true friend of conservation. Accepting on behalf of
Billington, who expressed regret he was unable to attend,
was Mark Roosa, director of preservation at the Library of
Congress. A local ceremony for Billington is being planned
for later this year.

Heritage Preservation/AIC Award for
Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation
and Care of Collections

Three HP/AIC joint awards were given this year. The

awardees are the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Nat-
ural History, The Henry Ford (formerly Henry Ford
Museum & Greenfield Village), and the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA) (please see page 13
for details). These awards will be presented at each respec-
tive institution in the coming months and will be high-
lighted in upcoming issues of AIC News.

--Shelley Sturman, S-sturman@nga.gov

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Debra Hess Norris,
recipient of the Shel-
don & Caroline Keck
Award, beams as she
speaks to banquet
attendees.

Mark Roosa, director of preservation, Library of Congress, accepts the Forbes
Medal from Shelley Sturman on behalf of James Billington, recipient of this
year's award.

Your Bequest Will Leave a Legacy to the AIC

A bequest to the FAIC is a simple, direct way to support the

work of the AIC--work that supports conservators and promotes

the field of conservation. Bequests made without restriction go to

the FAIC Endowment, which provides annual scholarship and

development income while building support for the future.

If you wish to place restrictions on the use of your bequest,

please contact Megan Nash to develop language that meets your

special interests and the needs of the AIC.

Please consider a bequest to the FAIC when talking with your

lawyer and financial advisor about estate planning.

Contact Megan Nash at (202) 452-9545, ext. 11 or

mnash@aic-faic.org.

From the

Executive Director

Having just returned from my

first AIC Annual Meeting as exec-
utive director, I can take a
moment to marvel at the quality
of the presentations and events,
the commitment of members to
their work,

and the energy

directed toward the advancement

of AIC and the field. It was a remarkable experience from
which I learned a great deal. I greatly appreciated the
opportunity to meet so many of you and to meet again with
colleagues and friends I hadn't seen, in some cases, for more
than 20 years.

My thanks to the program chairs, local organizers,

speakers, and all the other volunteers who made this meet-
ing so successful. My appreciation is extended to our meet-
ing sponsors and in-kind contributors: Gamblin Artist
Colors Co.; Getty Grant Program; Huntington T. Block
Insurance Agency, Inc., an AON Company; Metal Edge;
National Park Service and the National Center for Preser-
vation Technology and Training; Portland Art Museum; and
Willard Developments Ltd. This year we also had 43 ven-
dors represented, many of whom expressed their apprecia-
tion of the membership and their relationship to AIC.

We were pleased that 28 conservators from 12 Latin

American and Caribbean countries received support from
the Getty Grant Program to attend the meeting. Simulta-
neous translation was provided for general sessions, and
participants presented posters describing their work and
research. It's gratifying to note that since 1997, with Getty
Grant Program support, more than 125 conservators have

been able to attend AIC meetings. We were also happy to
welcome participants from a number of other countries in
Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The evening of the banquet proved to be very special.

The room was full of members and friends ready to cele-
brate those individuals and organizations that have con-
tributed in their own special way to the field of conserva-
tion. Shelley Sturman's tributes given as chair of the Awards
Committee were elegant, warm, and reflective of the
respect accorded to each of the awardees.

Now that this glorious moment of reflection is over, we

as a staff are busy reviewing evaluation forms and dissect-
ing the meeting, including planning, execution, and wrap
up. We'll learn more from your comments at the issues ses-
sion. And, it will be a pleasure to work with Jay Krueger
and his task force as we plan for even greater successes at
future Annual Meetings.

Listening to the presentations at the general session, I

was pleased to hear a need to communicate to the public
recognized as an important piece in advancing the field.
One of my and the Board's goals is to increase public
understanding and appreciation of conservation and the
role it plays in "enriching our future by conserving the
past." I look forward to working with you--our members--
to accomplish this.

Thank you for your warm welcome and enthusiasm!

--Eryl P.Wentworth, AIC/FAIC Executive Director,

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ESULTS

Paul Messier: Director, Communications
Meg Loew Craft: Secretary

Board members continuing:

W. Thomas Chase: President
Nancy Odegaard: Vice President
Jane Klinger: Director, Committee Liaison
Richard Kerschner: Treasurer
Katharine Untch: Director, Professional

Education

Mary Striegel: Director, Specialty Group

Liaison

O R R E C T I O N

The 2003 Annual Report in the May AIC

News omitted one bestowed award: the Washing-
ton Conservation Guild received the Special
Recognition Award for outstanding service and
achievement in the promotion of conservation
and professional development for the benefit of
conservators, museums, and the general public.

AIC News

Treasurer's Statement

The Nominating Committee regrets that Treasurer Rick

Kerschner's response to the ballot question was partially
omitted on the ballot. His complete response follows:

As treasurer, my main communication with the member-

ship is in the form of the annual report.The Treasurer's report
needs to be clearly written and provide insight into the finan-
cial health of AIC and FAIC. The Consolidated Statement of
Activities prepared by our auditors, RAFFA and Associates,
must also be clear and concise; one of the reasons we con-
tinue to employ RAFFA is its ability to present financial infor-
mation in terms that Board members and AIC members can
understand. The annual report that is published in the May
newsletter is followed by an oral report at the business meet-
ing portion of the AIC Annual Meeting, where members have
an opportunity to question any of the Board members. For
those who could not attend the Annual Meeting, I am avail-
able by phone or e-mail.

The best way I can help the membership understand the

work of the Board is to encourage each and every inter-
ested member to become actively involved with AIC. First,
read the newsletter carefully. Browse through the new

AIC/FAIC website for an hour or so, and you will gain a
true appreciation of the roles and responsibilities of the
Board in overseeing a myriad of professional activities. Get
even more involved by volunteering to serve in an official
capacity with one of the ten specialty groups, twelve com-
mittees, or three task forces. The Internal Advisory Group
(IAG), consisting of representatives of all these entities,
meets with the AIC Board twice a year to discuss concerns
and inform new initiatives. Even better than just under-
standing how the Board works is sharing your ideas or
expressing your opinion. Let your concerns be known by
participating in annual specialty group and AIC business
meetings. Participate in the new AIC online forums, write
a letter to the AIC newsletter or a Board member, or call
or e-mail one of us. Your input can and will directly affect
the future direction of your professional organization.

Calling All Fellows for the Membership
Committee

The membership committee needs two new members:

one with a specialization in objects, one with a specializa-
tion in architecture. If possible, they should have received
their training in a formal American conservation school.
The committee is currently requesting applicants with these
characteristics in order to maintain diversity by specialty,

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"Mastering Inpainting for Works on Paper"
Workshop

With the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, par-

ticipants in the recent AIC "Mastering Inpainting for Works
on Paper" workshop showed off the
tools used for successful inpainting.
Instructors James Bernstein (center
front, holding paints) and Debra Evans
(center front, holding color wheel)
have taught "Mastering Inpainting" as
a multi-disciplinary course three times
over the past two years for AIC, and
twice in co-sponsored events (with
The Campbell Center and the New
England Conservation Association).
This four-day workshop, held May
1922, in partnership with the Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco, was
the first of the AIC series to focus on
inpainting for works on paper. Course
participants were Julie Biggs, Emily
Olhoeft Helwig, Heather Hendry,
Hisachi Higuchi, Erica Kotze, Chail
Norton, Linda Owen, Jennifer Perry,
Melissa Potter, Shiho Sasaki, Janice
Schopfer, Katie Taylor, Laura A. Wahl,
and Faith Zieske. Participants came
from seven states and the U.K. This
program was funded by the FAIC
Endowment for Professional Develop-
ment, which is supported by The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and by contributions from
members of AIC.

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Attendees of the "Mastering
Inpainting for Works on Paper"
workshop. Photo Credit: James
Bernstein

Forums on the AIC Website!

1. Go to www.aic-faic.org

2. Select "members" on the menu bar

3. Select "forum"

4. Log on: user name "aic" and password

"AIC04"

5. Click on "register" and follow the directions

using your own name and password

6. Once the profile and user options are com-

pleted, an e-mail will be sent to you

7. Click on the URL in that e-mail to complete

the registration process

8. In the Forum site, use the "aic" user name

and "AIC04" password

9. In the "Main Forum" go to either "AIC Pro-

fessional Development Discussion" or "Out-

reach"

Health and Safety News

Ultra Violence to Your Eyesight

To shade your eyes and reduce overexposure to high

levels of bright sunlight, blue or gray sunglasses are recom-
mended, but not enough! The summer months bring brighter
sunshine to North America--from Arizona to Maine, from
Alaska to Florida--and with this increase comes an increased
exposure to ultra violet light and the opportunity to review a
few facts. The ultraviolet region (180400 nm) of the elec-
tromagnetic spectrum
lies outside the visible
spectrum (400750
nm). In Arizona and
Florida where acceler-
ated outdoor weather-
ing is carried out, the
UV exposure (295385
nm) increases from about 20 MJm

to 35 and 25 MJm

respectively, during the summer months. Ultra violet light is
divided into three regions (see table).

The UVC radiation is blocked by the earth's atmosphere.

Out of doors, our eyes and skin are susceptible primarily to
the UVA and UVB regions. Most of UVB is also blocked out,
but that which is not has higher, penetrative energy. Acute
skin exposure produces erythema, a photochemical reaction
more commonly known as sunburn. Chronic exposure may
produce premature aging, wrinkling, skin cancers; exposures

in tanning salons, primarily UVA, produce molecular alter-
ation of skin cells. Eye injuries can also occur. Acute exposure
incidents may produce photokeratitis, a painful inflammation
to the lens (snowblindness, welder's eye); chronic exposure
may be linked to the development of cataracts and macular
degeneration.

Sunglasses may or may not be rated or advertised as UV

protecting (polarizing refers to the reduction of reflected
light--glare--and not UV); purchase those labeled 99 to
100% filtering UVA and UVB; wear them even over UV fil-
tering contact lenses. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration
has labeling guidance for nonprescription sunglasses to meet
ophthalmic standards, ANSI Z80.3 1966 UV blocking

r e q u i r e m e n t s .
According to the
FDA, "the degree to
which sunglasses will
attenuate sunlight
and block UV varies
with the physical,
chemical, and optical

properties of the lenses. Therefore, the performance claims
found in the promotion, labeling, or advertising for sunglasses
may vary according to its construction."

Commercial sunglasses and UV-filtering prescription eye-

glasses and lenses do not constitute personal protective equip-
ment adequate for exposure to equipment-generated UV
radiation. For eye protection against "black light" sources,
wear polycarbonate goggles or face shields stamped with the
eye protection standard, ANSI Z87.1-1989--look for the Z87
mark on the lens/frame and be sure that there is protection

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Deadline for FAIC Grant and Scholarship Applications:

September 15, 2004

· Individual Professional Development Scholarships offer support of up to $1,000 to

help defray professional development costs for AIC members

· Lecture Fund Grants offer up to $500 for presenting public lectures to help advance

public awareness of conservation

· Regional Angels Project Grants offer up to $1,000 toward the development and

implementation of volunteer projects that bring teams of conservators to work with

collections in need of care around the country

· Workshop Development Grants offer up to $1,000 to help defray costs for develop-

ment and presentation of regional workshops for conservators

Guidelines and applications for each funding category are available on the AIC website at

www.aic-faic.org, or from the AIC office. Projects should begin no earlier than November 1

for full consideration. Please read guidelines carefully, as submission requirements and

options have changed. All materials must be received in the AIC office by the September

15 deadline.

UV Region

Generic Name

Conservation

Equipment

Wavelength (nm)

UVA

Black Light Long wave (365 nm) 315400 (320380)

UVB

Erythemal

-----

280314 (290320)

UVC

Germicidal Short wave (254 mn) 180280 (180290)

for your peripheral vision: there should
be side-protection of some sort. Again,
the wearer must be a cautious con-
sumer--the table shows two different
definitions of UVA, UVB, and UVC.
Safety glasses rated "ANSI Z87.1 com-
pliant and OSHA approved" may provide
99.9% UV protection--but the wave-
length of the transmitting 0.1% is of
interest. Although face shields provide
better overall protection, users of UV
lights may wish to use special prophylac-
tic UV protective creams instead. Nitrile
gloves and long-sleeved lab coats are rec-
ommended to protect hands and arms
while working.

In summary, eye and skin protection

against ultra violet light has two
aspects: the intensity of the light--its
brightness--and the particular spectrum
of the light. The primary function of
commercial sunglasses is to "attenu-
ate"--reduce the intensity of the light.
For this reason, they are colored and
provide a reduced transmission of light
to the eyes. Commercial sunglasses may
also be polarized to reduce glare or
reflected light; they may be "UV fil-
tered" to provide some additional pro-
tection against part of the ultra violet
light spectrum. Ultra violet safety gog-
gles or face shields protect against the
ultra violet spectrum; if they are clear,
there is no attenuation or reduction in
intensity. If you don't know what you
are using to protect your eyes, find out.
Ask the manufacturer. Mark Ormsby at
NARA checked their UV goggles and
found some pairs did not protect the conservators' eyes in
the long range UVA region, below 400 nm (see figure).
Verify that your UV protection is protective! Check by
placing your UV monitor beneath the lens of your goggles
or UV safety glasses: if there is a positive reading, change
your eye protection!

References

www.aad.org/PressReleases/exposure.html
www.ansi.orgwww.atlaswsg.com/weath/2003.pdf
www.cdc.gov/niosh/eyesafe.html
www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/sunglass.pdf
www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/90.html
www.uvprocess.com/products/Curecon/Uvins/short_and_

long_wave_uv_light.asp

--Mary Ballard and the Health & Safety Committee

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Allied Organization News

News from Heritage Preservation

Heritage Preservation Annual Meeting is
November 19

Heritage Preservation members will get a preview of

results of the Heritage Health Index at the 2004 Annual
Meeting on Friday, November 19, in Washington, D.C.
Mark your calendar now for 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. at the
Sumner School Building, 17th and M Streets, NW.

Watch www.heritagepreservation.org for more informa-

tion on the meeting's program.

Carol Mancusi-Ungaro Receives CAA/Heritage
Preservation Award

Carol Mancusi-Ungaro has received the 2004 College

Art Association/Heritage Preservation Award for Distinc-
tion in Scholarship and Conservation. She is currently the
founding director of the Center for the Technical Study of
Modern Art at the Harvard University Museums and the
director of conservation at the Whitney Museum of Amer-
ican Art, as well as a senior lecturer in the history of art and
architecture at Harvard.

The College Art Association/Heritage Preservation

Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation was
initiated in 1990 and for 13 years has recognized an "out-
standing contribution by one or more persons who indi-
vidually or jointly have enhanced the understanding of art
through the application of knowledge and experience in
conservation, art history, and art."

For nomination guidelines and deadline for the 2005

award, visit www.heritagepreservation.org.

Three Institutions Honored for Excellence in
Preservation of Collections

The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, the Sam Noble

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman, Okla-
homa, and the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion have received the 2004 Heritage Preservation/Ameri-
can Institute for Conservation Award for Outstanding
Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections.
The honorees were selected by professional conservators in
recognition of their dedication to high standards of conser-
vation policy and practice. This year's honorees stand out
not only for their attention to conservation, but also for
engaging their communities on conservation issues.

The Henry Ford includes Henry Ford Museum, Green-

field Village, Henry Ford Academy, the Benson Ford
Research Center, and Ford Rouge Factory Tours. Automo-
bile magnate Henry Ford founded the Museum and Village
in 1929, and the collection includes more than 1 million
artifacts and more than 76 historic structures. The Henry
Ford has systematically addressed conservation issues and
extended that focus into the community.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

was honored for its transformation from an assortment of
barns and sheds holding priceless collections in substandard
condition to a new, professional museum providing first-
rate care for the state's heritage. Public awareness of dan-
gers to the collections was instrumental to getting the new
museum built.

The National Archives and Records Administration

(NARA) is an independent agency created in 1934 that
safeguards records of the federal government from the
colonial and pre-federal period to the present. By virtue of
its position and irreplaceable holdings, NARA is on the cut-
ting edge of preservation technologies. Its contributions to
the field through sharing research results and providing
venues for communication and discussion are invaluable.

The Heritage Preservation/American Institute for Con-

servation Award for Outstanding Commitment to the
Preservation and Care of Collections was created in 1998.
Since then, a total of 18 awards have been given, including
this year's recipients. Nominations for the 2005 award are
due by November 15, 2004. For more information, visit
www.heritagepreservation.org.

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M. Randall (Randy) Ash
Julie Baker
Judy Bischoff
Julia Bogacki
Veronica Bullock
W. Thomas Chase
Cindy Connelly Ryan
Ruth Cox
Christine Del Re
Diana Dicus
Jeanmarie Easter
Kevin Gleason
Emily Hartley
Susan Jackson
Pamela Kirschner
John Kjelland
Linda Landry
Peter Malarkey
Sarah Melching
Paul Messier

Charles Moore
Lori Musicó
Leslie Paisley
Ellen Pearlstein
Caroline Rieger
Andrew Robb
Catherine Rogers
Linda Roundhill
Victoria Ryan
Anthony Sigel
Landis Smith
Christopher Sokolowski
Stashka Star
Sarah Stauderman
Mary Striegel
John Sutton
Margaret Sutton
Isabelle Tokumaru
Carolyn Tomkiewicz
Katharine Untch

D O N A T I O N S

We extend great appreciation to all members participating in

the FAIC 2004 fund drive.Your contributions to FAIC funds
are greatly valued. Donations are still coming into the office; if
you contributed and do not see your name here, please be assured
you will be listed in the next AIC News.

Thank you for helping build a stronger future for FAIC.

Best Practices Booklet Available

Best Practices for Conditions Assessments of Historic Struc-

tures contains practical tips and techniques from experi-
enced Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) architec-
tural assessors. Based on a CAP workshop held last fall, the
booklet presents tried and true techniques of experienced
assessors and examines which qualities of their site visits
and reports inspire museums to take the next steps in
improving building and collections care. Best Practices seeks
to share tips about the different ways assessments can be
conducted and how to tailor reports to best help museums.
Best Practices examines a case study museum, Pejepscot His-
torical Society, and its experience with CAP to illustrate
how a conditions assessment can be used as a stepping
stone for a long-range conservation plan. Since undertak-
ing CAP in 1999, PHS has successfully obtained outside
funding and made systematic strides in caring for their
buildings and collection. Part of their success hinged upon
the assessors' consideration of what they could reasonably
achieve when crafting their recommendations. A limited
number of print copies are available from Heritage Preser-
vation. The publication can also be downloaded from the
website as a PDF at www.heritagepreservation.org/pro-
grams/CAPassess.htm.

The Conservation Assessment Program is a federally

funded grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Ser-
vices that is administered by Heritage Preservation. IMLS also
supported the Best Practices for Conditions Assessments of
Historic Structures workshop through a National Leadership
Grant.The workshop was co-sponsored by the Association for
Preservation Technology International. For more about CAP,
visit www.heritagepreservation.org.

Point of View

Conservation Outreach

Thirty years ago when I began working in the field of

art conservation, outreach consisted largely of lectures to
geriatric historical society members and the one-day-a
month open house that museums held for the public to
bring in their troubled treasures. Back then, government
funding for art conservation was generous, and museum
staffs were growing.

Now, as I am entering the geriatric world myself, the

meaning, breadth, and implementation of conservation out-
reach has changed dramatically.With the advent of personal
computers and access to the web, the popularization of art-
collecting television shows, and with severe reduction of
government funding for the arts, conservation outreach
requires a new set of skills.

Conservation outreach is a professional obligation for

every conservator; education in everyday prevention of
damage is vital, as is disaster planning for emergencies. But
the skill set that is required for conservation outreach in

today's media rich world is a skill set that quiet, serious,
ethical, scientifically trained conservators are not often rich
in. It is a long journey from working contentedly as a bench
conservator, to communicating flawlessly under the pres-
sure of lights, camera, and action.

The realization of these difficulties in conservation out-

reach to the media comes from my hard-earned experience,
and many devastatingly poor performances. Over six years
I appeared on a live-to-air radio phone-in, answering lis-
teners' questions on the care of their treasures, with no
warning about the type of artifact or the tone or educa-
tional background of the caller. I have also appeared on TV
interviews on conservation issues, as well as live-to-air TV
phone-ins where the caller's voice is heard and my face is
seen, reacting to the listener. I have written two TV docu-
mentaries, one of which is in pre-production and the other
under contract. I have also worked as a website expert for
a popular women's magazine, and I am currently writing a
monthly newspaper column.

It is only fair to mention that I learned media skills

working as an actor in feature films, movies of the week,
and TV dramas and comedies, and from selling my voice for
commercials. I trained in professional voice and theater
acting as a child in New York City.

From this experience, I'd like to point out some of the

challenges and major technical considerations when work-
ing in front of a camera or microphone. For example, on
live-to-air TV shows, there are often multiple cameras, as
well as a floor director who indicates to the guest which
camera is "hot" at any given time. Then the guest must
position the objects for the alternating cameras, striving to
use the best conservation-approved handling techniques,
while continuing to speak in a coherent manner, maintain-
ing good eye contact with the host, and alternating direct
eye contact with the center of the camera lens. And, unless
the show is live-to-air, there is no guarantee that your tech-
nical explanations will not be edited out later due to
time/content considerations.

Getting your message into the media is a hard business,

with the potential for disappointment and personal humili-
ation. But show business is business, nevertheless, fraught
with the pitfalls that any long-term project in the "for
profit" sector might suffer.

For example, I pitched a newspaper column called

"Treasures" to my local newspapers over a period of six
years. One newspaper I pitched my column to changed

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Self Delusion #3: There's no smell,

so there's no problem.

Don't be your own canary,

wear a fit-tested respirator.

A reminder from the AIC Health and

Safety Committee

ownership three times and changed editors twice during
this period. Additionally, there were changes in the organi-
zation due to changes in editorial policies of the owners
and/or editor in chief. For example, there were questions of
where a column on conservation would fit: Lifestyle?
Home? Arts? So much time and unpaid work goes into
pitching a newspaper column and the pay per piece is quite
low when you are successful.

Another example of time ill spent includes a trip I once

made to pitch a column to the headquarters of a prominent
magazine corporation based in New York City. They lis-
tened politely, kept my written materials, and soon after-
wards began adding conservation-like tips scattered through
the magazine, without the benefit of conservation consult-
ants. My travel/hotel expenses and my time expenditure in
preparing the pitch were never recovered. Nor did I receive
acknowledgment or credit.

On a more modest scale, pitching yourself to your own

local TV or radio stations as a resource is possible, but not
an experience one can count on as paid time.Television and
radio shows have their budgets, and many shows thrive on
the services of unpaid guests and guest experts. Unpaid
guest experts are often glad to do this to further their pri-
vate business, for the thrill of it, for the sake of their cause,
etc. But, an unpaid TV guest appearance to further a public

understanding of conservation can cost time in the prepa-
ration of material, as well as expense for TV clothing, hair,
and makeup. There is also time expenditure after a guest
expert appearance: the time required to recover one's
nerves and composure. Many regulars on TV and radio
agree that it is not so much the stage fright before the per-
formance or appearance, but the letdown after which is
costly.

In summary, conservation outreach is a professional

obligation for all conservators, but successful television,
radio, print, and website presentations are a steep challenge
in today's media-savvy world. Please feel free to contact me
directly with any questions about this topic.

Note: The substance of this paper first appeared in CAC

Conference Abstracts 2004.

--Ann Shaftel MSc, MA; FAIC, CAPC, FIIC; Media Guild

Member; ACTRA Performers Guild Member; Conservator

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Grants, Awards, and Fellowships

News from IMLS

IMLS Awards More Than $2 Million to Museums for
Critical Conservation

Robert Martin, director of the Institute of Museum and

Library Services (IMLS), announced the 66 recipients of the
2004 Conservation Project Support grants totaling
$2,406,478. Recipients will match the grants with an addi-
tional $3,877,531. This year IMLS received 186 applications
for a wide range of projects, including conservation treatment,
training, surveys, and public education. Museums nationwide
of all disciplines, from art to zoo, are among the recipients.

To learn more about the Institute, please log onto

www.imls.gov.

IMLS Updates National Leadership Grant Program:
New Structure Helps Libraries and Museums Better
Serve Their Communities

IMLS has updated its National Leadership Grant pro-

gram. Program categories have been renamed and clarified
to improve cross-agency consistency. The new structure
helps build the capacity of libraries and museums to extend
learning throughout the lifetime.

Under the National Leadership Grant, the three cate-

gories for museums, three categories for libraries, and one
joint category have been streamlined to three parallel cate-
gories across the museum and library programs. These are
"advancing learning communities," "building digital
resources," and "research and demonstration."

The 2005 National Leadership Grant guidelines will be

available on the IMLS website in October of 2004,
www.imls.gov. The deadline for all National Leadership
Grant categories is February 1, 2005. Grants will be
awarded in mid-September. Applicants may request $25,000
to $1,000,000.

To learn more about IMLS National Leadership Grants

and other funding opportunities for libraries and museums,
please see the 2005 IMLS Grants and Awards program
brochure at www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/2005programs.pdf.

New Deadline Dates for Fiscal Year 2005

For fiscal year 2005, several of the application deadlines

for IMLS grant programs will change. By changing appli-
cation deadlines, IMLS will be better able to serve grant
applicants. IMLS hopes that by providing advance notice of
the new deadlines that applicants will be able to plan
accordingly. See "Grant Deadlines" box.

Scholarships Available for AASLH Workshops

New professionals in the history field are invited to

apply for scholarships providing tuition reimbursement
($250) to attend the 2004 AASLH workshops. One schol-
arship will be offered for each workshop. To be eligible,

applicants must be employed by a historical organization
and must have worked in the field for no more than three
years. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are especially
encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is two
months prior to the start date for the workshop. Applica-
tions are available online at www.aaslh.org or by calling
Karla Nicholson at (615) 320-3203.

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Grant Deadlines

American Association of Museums (AAM) at www.aam-us.org

· Museum Assessment Program: December 1

Getty Grant Program at www.getty.edu/grants

· Museum Conservation Grants, Survey Grants: no deadline
· Muse