From: Bob Kiss (bobkiss@caribsurf.com)
Date: 03/20/02-09:43:57 PM Z
DEAR SANDY ET AL.,
I feel like quoting that old song, "There, I've said it again!"
The issue with lovely museum boards, especially 100% cotton, it that
bugs like to eat them! And they are damaged regularly by handling and
insecure storage. These are bigger concerns than whether the latest board
will last 50, 75, or 100 years or will have any deleterious effect on the
image if you use the latest technology in archival tissues and boards.
This is why museums workers and curators shudder at the idea of
standard (read irreversible) dry mounting.
Regarding Ansel Adams, I repeat for, I think, the fourth time on this
list that my friendly curator, Jose Orraca, makes a very good living
un-mounting Ansel Adams prints due to insect or other damage to mount
boards. It is a delicate, nasty, expensive process. So Ansel was wrong
about mounting his own work...at least from the perspective of those
collecting his work...and at HIS prices, one would hope for a minimum of
trouble! Dry mounting is a bad idea if you care about those people who want
to collect your work.
And, again, when I asked Jose if I should dry mount my work, he said,
"Please do...then when you are famous I can make MORE money un-mounting YOUR
prints!"
Tongue in cheek, of course! So another well known, working, archivist votes
against dry mounting...other than to put more money in his own pocket!
For those who have already read this, I apologize. For those who have
already read this and disregard it...Proceed at your own risk but know that
collectors are getting more savvy and knowledgeable every day...
CHEERS!
BOB KISS
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