 My favorite piece from this show is the Charlie Chaplin etching. My conservation assistant Kelsey McCarey-Soya has curated an excellent show at the Emile H. Mathis UW-Milwaukee Art Gallery located in Mitchell Hall. Hours are Mon-Thurs 10-4. Please do go visit! Kelsey has highlighted the works of German artist Wilhelm Hopfner from the University of Wisconsin archives.
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 Can you tell what type of photos these are?
A tintype (left) can be tested with a magnet. A daguerreotype (right) can be viewed as a negative image in the right lighting conditions. Some photos require lighting and 10x up to 120x magnification to be identified. Monica Mull, owner of Art CPR, gained expertise in dating and preserving old photos from Alice and Jae of the Image Permanence Institute's September class, hosted by the Chicago History Museum. Located at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, the IPI has created a new website tool to help identify photo processes. See if you can use the site to identify some of your old family photos! Or make an appointment with Art CPR to identify and conserve your family heirlooms. http://www.graphicsatlas.org  Sometimes an artist's work needs restoration in his or her lifetime. If an artist is still living, it is best to seek out the artist and request that they re-paint damaged areas of their own paintings. If not, that's where a conservator steps in with reversible paints.
In this case, Wisconsin artist Tom Uttech's painting had fire and water damage. Paint loss occurred as a result of water soaking the painting, especially at the bottom. Art CPR conservator Monica Mull worked in collaboration with the Museum of Wisconsin Art and Tom Uttech to preserve this large 60 x 75" painting that he created in 1965. Conservation work included dry cleaning the front and back, stabilizing loose paint & application of gesso to the areas of bare canvas. Now that those areas are primed with gesso, they are ready for Tom to re-paint.....Take it away Tom!  While cleaning this painting, I was excited to research and find the book it illustrated. Such a beautiful painting, of course it's the cover art! This book is Volume 3 in the My Bookhouse series, by Olive Beaupre' Miller, Copyright 1920. (partially cleaned image on the left, & fully cleaned painting on the right)
 So exciting to find hidden signatures and info on the backside of artworks! I love to display them, protected under clear mylar, when I frame an artwork. Thank you to Megan, of Dorsey Antiques in Racine, for the great review!  The Image Permanence Institute is offering ongoing webinars to teach it's new tool : Graphics Atlas, a photo process identification site. I took a workshop and learned so much! If you have an old photo, and are wondering what it is....then go to http://www.graphicsatlas.org  I was very excited to visit Johnny Manhattans restaurant to view the huge 30 x 80" Miller antique beer reverse glass sign that I restored. Great to see it prominently displayed above the front desk. Photo taken with owner Nancy Manhattan and conservator Monica Mull.  I've been heavily involved in the creation of all aspects of my business, with a little help from the professionals. After taking Photoshop lessons from an expert, I created my business logo. I've always loved this poster, and it's actually a good likeness of me!
 Monica Mull, conserving artwork from the Midwest to Los Angeles! Monica is pictured here with Weidman Gallery owner Janet Zimberg at their fabulous new location on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.  Monica Mull, Owner of Art CPR, will be a returning guest appraiser of fine arts at the 2017 MPTV Appraisal Fair on October 14th. |
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