From: Gregory W. Blank (gblank@bellatlantic.net)
Date: 03/20/02-08:30:18 PM Z
I've always used Crescent "Archival" tissue in roll cut it to size.
At Michael A Smith's workshop we discussed the benefits of dry mounting.
Aside from removing the image from the board, which is why conservators
want unmounted prints. It was stated that the pollutants are sealed out
when dry mounted therefore mounted prints are better in terms of
long term permanance.
The was also in his Veiw Camera Magazine article concerning drymounting
and the "new" super archival mount board.
on 3/20/02 4:48 PM, Sandy King at sanking@clemson.edu wrote:
> Advice sought on the following matter.
>
> Most of my carbon prints are on sized watercolor papers. However,
> with these papers the relief or dimensional appearance that many
> people associate with the carbon process, is either lost or
> diminished when compared to the same image on fixed out photographic
> papers, especially on mat surfaces. For that reason I have lately
> been using fixed out photographic papers for many of my prints.
> However, I am uncomfortable with the fragility of these supports,
> especially single weight papers, and am considering the possibility
> of dry mounting my prints on photographic papers to a 2-ply or 4-ply
> mat board, or perhaps even to an art paper. I am convinced from
> reading about the issue that dry mounted prints will have better long
> term permanence but wonder about other archival considerations.
>
> Thoughts on this matter would be appreciated, as would be sites on
> the web that may deal with the issue.
>
> Sandy King
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