From: Bob Kiss (bobkiss@caribsurf.com)
Date: 04/27/02-08:54:05 PM Z
DEAR SANDY ET AL.,
Using the new boards with ion receptors is great and using an ion
receptor board as backing (UN-attached) as well as over matte (with window)
is just fine. It isn't really about the boards or tissue...it is about the
fact that once the print is mounted it is a REAL pain to remove when
(because it is nearly a certainty) the board is damaged, dirty, or eaten by
bugs. Archivists are very concerned about any irreversible (or nearly so)
process like dry mounting.
This is certainly the fourth or fifth time I have posted this story but
my archivist friend Jose Orraca tells me he makes LOTS of money indulging in
the tedious, time consuming, costly, and dangerous (to the print) process of
removing prints from damaged or dirty boards to which they have been dry
mounted for collectors, museums, etc. He mentioned, along with many other
famous names who made the DRASTIC mistake of mounting their prints, Ansel
Adams.
Yes, I read that VC article also.
It is, of course, each photographer's call but my call is un-mounted as
per instructions by those who know a heck of a lot more about this topic
than I.
CHEERS!
BOB
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