The 5th AICCM Book, Paper & Photographs Symposium was held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra during July 2008.
Symposium preprints are available from our Bookstore.
Presentation abstracts are available below; alternatively, download the abstract booklet [Adobe Acrobat PDF – 931.57 KB].
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Poster session Abstract The State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) lends items from its collection for temporary exhibitions organised by cultural institutions throughout Australian and internationally. Collection Preservation plays a major role […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract The State Library of Victoria (SLV) holds many late 19th and early 20th century collections that contain scrapbooks. Often originating from business archives, these scrapbooks contain photographs, printed labels, maps and other […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Poster session Abstract A recent exhibition of Indian miniature paintings, Intimate Encounters, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), provided an opportunity for conservators at the AGNSW to review approaches to […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract In the early years of the 20th century, Russia was in a state of extraordinary intellectual and cultural upheaval. The art produced during the period is a reflection of this turmoil. The […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Poster session Full title: Watch your back: the development of a new frame back system g a collaborative project between the National Gallery of Australia and Fini Frames Abstract The National Gallery of […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract Born in the United States and having lived in St Petersburg, Russia, James McNeill Whistler was considered a vagabond in the art world of Paris but later became famous as a painter […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Poster session Abstract As a result of recent collection movement and expansion, the still negative and motion picture collections housed in the State Library of Queensland’s cold storage vault system had become disorganised […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract Paper conservators are often faced with deposits, accretions and marks on objects that can be difficult to identify by eye. Correct identification allows informed decisions to be made, answering questions such as: […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract The busy private conservator encounters the mundane, the bizarre, the sad, the controversial, the ethically challenging, and the just plain humorous treatment issues on a routine basis. Like all professional conservators, private […]
Contributions to the 5th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium. Editors: Prue McKay and Alana Treasure. Canberra, ACT: AICCM (Inc.), 2008. Abstract One afternoon in Adelaide, in the middle years of World War II, Australian artist Jeffrey Smart rushed out to the hardware shop to buy some sandpaper in order to make an unplanned […]