Photographic Papers in the 20th Century:
Methodologies for Research, Authentication and Dating
This paper was originally submitted to the post print publication of Fotoconservación2011, Logroño, Spain, June 2011 1. Impact and response to authenticity scandals Coming in close succession,…
Image Isn’t Everything:
Revealing Affinities across Collections through the Language of the Photographic Print
A photograph is more than an image. Paper, the physical material of the photographer, plays a vital role in the appearance of a photographic print and in conveying the photographer’s intention for…
The Commissioned Oxford Stereos of Spiers and Son
Modern stereo of the acid free cardboard boxes housing the original wooden containers holding the negatives presented to the Weston Library by Walter Lewis Spiers. Housed in three wooden boxes…
Photographic destroyers: framing and mounting materials!
It is a fact, not widely enough known, that the poor quality materials commonly used in commercial mounting and framing can seriously damage photographs, especially gelatine silver prints. Such…