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AIC's 43rd Annual Meeting

2:00pm EDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Furniture/Interiors Conservation Training in China Jasmine (Book and Paper) The Brut Chronicle: Revived and Reconstructed Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) The Preservation Self-Assessment Program: A New Tool for Preservation and Conservation Prioritization Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) Artist Intentions and the Conservation of Contemporary Art Ashe Auditorium (Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) A Hidden Blue Period Portrait by Pablo Picasso and the Alteration Mechanisms of Cadmium and Arsenic Sulfides: Synchrotron-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Preservation... Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Organizing a Photograph Preservation Workshop in West Africa Orchid B-D (Textiles) The Effect of Light Emitting Diode Lamps (LEDs) on 19th century Dyed & Printed Cotton Fabrics Miami Lecture Hall

2:30pm EDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Analyses of the architecture of wooden churches from Buzău county, Romania Jasmine (Book and Paper) Understanding and Preserving the Print Culture of the Confederacy Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) Pathways for Implementing a Successful Passive RH Microclimate Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) The Artists’ Dialogues series: exploring materiality, process, and conservation with artists from Los Angeles Ashe Auditorium (Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) Franz Kline’s Paintings: Black and White? Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Treatment of George Keyt's Stained Glass Mural Cartoons- Oversized Drawings and Photographs Orchid B-D (Textiles) Lights, Camera, Archaeology: Documenting Archaeological Textile Impressions with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Miami Lecture Hall

3:00pm EDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) How to Salvage your Historic House Museum after a Car Crash; The Marrett House Emergency Preservation and Conservation Project Jasmine (Book and Paper) The Book as Art: Conserving the Bible from Edward Kienholz's The Minister Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) Continuing to Care: Transitioning Connecting to Collections to Connecting to Collection Care Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) From Theory to Practice: Instituting the Hirshhorn Artist Interview Program Ashe Auditorium (Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) Something rich and strange: The conservation and study of Jackson Pollock's Sea Change. Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Conservation versus Historicity: a necessary reconciliation for the intervention in the photographic collection of Frida Kahlo Orchid B-D (Textiles) Documentation, Restoration And Display Of A Xvii Century Copy Of The Holy Shroud, In Argentina Miami Lecture Hall

4:00pm EDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Complex Problems, Realistic Solutions: Devising a Treatment for the Sculpture of St. Paul on St. Paul’s Chapel, New York City Jasmine (Book and Paper) Cross-Disciplinary Uses for Gellan Gum in Conservation Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) Conservation Case Building at Field Museum Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) Beyond the interview: working with artists in time-based media conservation Ashe Auditorium (Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) Investigating softening and dripping paints in oil paintings made between 1952 and 2007 Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) The Long-Term Permanence Behavior of Photographs and Fine Art Prints Made with Large-Format Flatbed Printers Using UV-Curable Pigment Inks Orchid B-D (Textiles) Breaking Canvas: A Case Study on a French Embroidery Miami Lecture Hall

4:30pm EDT

(Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) The Salon Doré from the Hôtel de la Trémoille: Conservation of the 18th Century gilded boiserie Jasmine (Book and Paper) Confidence in the Bath Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) Beyond 'No Food or Drink Allowed in the Gallery:' Best Practices for Food in Cultural Institutions Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) Preserving what is right: learning the ethics and similarities of collaborating with a living artist and Buddhist monks. Ashe Auditorium (Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) Overview of the CCI Lining Project: Do Linings Prevent Cracking and Cupping in Paintings? Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Object:Photo - A Presentation of Deep Data from the Thomas Walther Collection Project at The Museum of Modern Art Orchid B-D (Textiles) A Turkish Kilim: Analysis, Stabilization and Loss Compensation Miami Lecture Hall

5:00pm EDT

(Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) A Science/Conservation Collaboration: The Introduction of New, Low Molecular Weight Resins Brickell/Flagler (Architecture + Wooden Artifacts) Use of astringent persimmon juice as an alternative wood preservation treatment Jasmine (Book and Paper) Foxing and Reverse Foxing: Condition Problems in Modern Paper and the Role of Inorganic Additives Tuttle/Monroe (Collection Care) Conservation: Social Good or Prevention of Harms? Hibiscus (Electronic Media + Objects) Discussion moderated by Jill Sterrett Ashe Auditorium (Photographic Materials) Photography-painted. Problems and solutions in handling, display and storage. Orchid B-D (Textiles) SEEING THE LIGHT: CONSERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF A 1980S DAY-GLO PAINTED LEATHER JACKET Miami Lecture Hall

5:15pm EDT

(Paintings + Research and Technical Studies) Educating Handheld XRF Users in Cultural Heritage: XRF Bootcamp for Conservators Brickell/Flagler

5:30pm EDT

(Book and Paper) BPG Wiki Hack Tuttle/Monroe

7:15am EDT

(Paintings) Business Meeting Breakfast Brickell/Flagler

8:30am EDT

(Architecture) Lightbox on Lenox Avenue: Illuminating Harlem Hospital's WPA Murals Jasmine (Book and Paper) 16-17th Century Italian Chiaroscuro Woodcuts: Instrumental Analysis, Degradation and Conservation Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings: Conservation of an Ephemeral Art Practice Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) The Treatment of 'Dr. William Hartigan' by Gilbert Stuart or the Treatment of Gilbert Stuart by Dr. William Hartigan Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) Polymer Coating Removal Nanosytems for Finely Controlled Cleaning of Cultural Heritage Hibiscus (Wooden Artifacts) “A Type Completely Different” A Closer Look at Roentgen’s Techniques through the Lens of an Oval Writing Table Miami Lecture Hall

9:00am EDT

(Architecture) The Pool Grotto Puzzle: Robert Winthrop Chanler’s Outdoor Ceiling Mural at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Jasmine (Book and Paper) To Do or Not To Do: Two Examples of Decision Making of Digital In-filling for Asian Works of Art Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) The Abandonment of Art: The Abandonment of Conservation A Lygia Clark Retrospective at MoMA Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Rediscovering Renoir: Materials and technique in the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir at the Art Institute of Chicago Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) NEW INORGANIC CONSOLIDANTS FOR THE RESTORATION MARKET: RESULTS FROM NANOMATCH EU PROJECT Hibiscus (Textiles) Making Conservation work Down Under: Dealing with the Unexpected. Orchid B-D (Wooden Artifacts) The re-discovery of a pair of Commodes attributed to André-Charles Boulle Miami Lecture Hall

9:30am EDT

(Architecture) The Power of Light! Using the Newest Laser Technology to Clean New York's Oldest Outdoor Monument: The Obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III. Jasmine (Book and Paper) Preserving the Spirit Within: Bringing Twenty-Five Tibetan Initiation Cards into the 21st Century Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) Conserving Anthony McCall’s Solid Light Films Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) The Other Woman: the nature of a copy after Paul Gauguin Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) Back to natural processes: controlled carbonatation for recalcifying malacological artifacts Hibiscus (Textiles) Off the Wall and Into the Round: Preparation and Installation of Grau-Garriga's Tapis Pobre Orchid B-D (Wooden Artifacts) Bending over Backwards: Treatment of Four Chinese Export Bamboo and Rattan Chairs Miami Lecture Hall

10:30am EDT

(Architecture) Concrete Actions to Extreme Risks. Conservation of wood and metal structures in Saltpeter Works Humberstone and Santa Laura. Iquique, Chile. World heritage site in danger Jasmine (Book and Paper) Superstorm Sandy: Response, Salvage, and Treatment of Rare Pamphlets from New York University’s Ehrman Medical Library Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) The Butterfly Effect: A Case Study on the Value of Artist Collaboration in the Conservation of Ephemeral Material Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Fracture or Facture: Interpreting intent during the treatment and analysis of Georges Braque's Ajax Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) The deacidification of contemporary drawings: a safe method based on nanotechnology Hibiscus (Wooden Artifacts) Two Chairs…+1: Interactive presentation examining the relationship between two well-documented Pre-Raphaelite chairs and a mysterious third chair Miami Lecture Hall (Textiles) Tips Session on Mount Making: Materials and Methods for Exhibition and Display Orchid B-D

11:00am EDT

(Book and Paper) Heat-Set Tissue: Finding a Practical Solution of Adhesives Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) Neutralizing the Nuclear Option Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) A Wealth of Optical Expression: László Moholy-Nagy's works in the collection of the Guggenheim Museum Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) BronzeShield™: a durable and selectively-removable clear-coat for the protection of outdoors Bronze statues Hibiscus (Architecture) Student Session Jasmine

11:30am EDT

(Book and Paper) Subject and Object: Exploring the Conservator's Changing Relationship with Collection Material Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media + Objects) Discussion moderated by Glenn Wharton Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Response and Interplay Between Artist and Materials in the Late Paintings of Barnett Newman Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) Parylene Treatment for Paper/Book Strengthening Hibiscus

10:00am EDT

(Architecture) Moisture Vapor Transmission Rates of Layered Architectural Materials Used as a Tool for Aqueous Coating Development. Jasmine (Book and Paper) Multitasking on a Shoestring: Storage and Display Mounts for Oversized Maps at the Library of Virginia Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media) The Fragile Surface: Preserving the CD-DA Orchid B-D (Objects) Beloved Treasures: Assessing the Effects of Long-Term Display on Models Containing Wax Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Testing the limits: the theoretical development and practical reality of a large-scale agarose gel treatment for a discolored Morris Louis Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Revealing Affinities across Collections through the Language of the Photographic Print Riverfront South (Wooden Artifacts) The Conservation and Technical Examination of a Mamluk (1250-1517) doorway. Miami Lecture Hall

10:30am EDT

(Architecture) Once Piece at a Time – The Repair of Felt-Based Sheet Flooring at Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home in Dyess, Arkansas Jasmine (Book and Paper) Affichomanie: Retracing the history and practice of lining Belle Époque posters with fabric Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media) QCTools: A Consideration of Free Software for the Quality Control of Video Digitization Orchid B-D (Objects) Dry Ice Blasting in the Conservation of Metals – A Technical Assessment as a Conservation Technique and the Practical Application in the Removal of Surface Coatings Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) From Spit to Space: The Use of Traditional and New Techniques to Conserve a Fire-Damaged Collection Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials ) Removing residual iron from platinum and palladium prints Riverfront South (Wooden Artifacts) Conservation and Technical Study of Wood Funerary Artifacts at Abydos, Egypt Miami Lecture Hall

11:00am EDT

(Architecture) Conservation and Restoration Works in St. Nicholas Church in Myra (Lycia) / TÜRKİYE Jasmine (Book and Paper) Unlocking the secrets of letterlockingto reseal the letters of John Donne and other early modern letter writers Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media) Digital Applications for Film Preservation Orchid B-D (Objects) Ivory: Recent Advances in its Identification and Stringent Regulation Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Airbrushing in Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Paintings and Painted Surfaces Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) The Use of Hyperspectral Imaging to Assess the Effects of Display and Storage Conditions Upon Photographic Images in the Museums of New Mexico Riverfront South (Wooden Artifacts) The Conservation of the “Unknown” wooden coffin, Theory and implementation Miami Lecture Hall

11:30am EDT

(Book and Paper) Case Study: A Practical Approach to the Conservation & Restoration of a Pair of Large Diameter English Globes Tuttle/Monroe (Electronic Media) Cross-disciplinary Conservation: Building a Synergetic Time-based Media Lab Orchid B-D (Paintings) Mapping the non-ideal: reflections on graphical representation of solubility parameters as a tool in conservation practice Brickell/Flagler (Wooden Artifacts) Preservation Of The Sacred Cross Of Chalpon, Motupe, Peru Miami Lecture Hall (Architecture) Paper, Pins, and Preservation: The Evolution of Wallpaper Conservation in a 'Ruin' Environment Jasmine (Photographic Materials) Business Meeting Riverfront South

1:15pm EDT

(Objects) Business Meeting Riverfront North

2:00pm EDT

(Architecture) Conservation Goals in a Construction World: The Role of the Project Conservator in Large Construction Projects Jasmine (Electronic Media) Computational Provenance and Computational Reproducibility: What Can We Learn About the Conservation of Software Art From Current Research in the Sciences? Orchid B-D (Paintings) Tips Session and Raffle Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) Characterization of the Diane Arbus Archive Riverfront South (Research and Technical Studies) Identifying Past Restoration Processes Through Instrumental Analysis Hibiscus (Book and Paper) Let Me Help You Help Me: Outreach as Preventative Conservation Tuttle/Monroe

2:30pm EDT

(Architecture) Making conservation work. The challenge of a Conservator – Architect when the conservation project is lacking Jasmine (Electronic Media) Tackling obsolescence through virtualization: facing challenges and finding potentials Orchid B-D (Objects) One Small Step for Man One Giant Leap for Conservation Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Researching and Presenting Fragments of late 17th and 18th Century Dutch Painted Chambers: “Re-presenting” Jurriaan Andriessen (1742 – 1819), a case-study Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials ) Computational Techniques for Evaluating the Dynamic Daguerreotype Surface Riverfront South (Research and Technical Studies) The Technical Study and (Re-)Restoration of a Limoges Painted Enamel Plaque Hibiscus

3:00pm EDT

(Architecture) Mid-Century Modern Wood Issues at the Weston Havens House Jasmine (Electronic Media) Defining an Ethical Framework for Preserving Cory Arcangel’s “Super Mario Clouds” Orchid B-D (Objects) Silver or Gold? Surprising Challenges in Cleaning a 19th-century Persian Water Pipe Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Resurrecting a Giant: The Visible Conservation of Villanova University’s 'Triumph of David' Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials ) A glimpse from dawn of photography- Investigation and stabilization of an early daguerreotype from 1839 at the Peabody Essex Museum Riverfront South (Research and Technical Studies) Piet Mondrian - Broadway Boogie Woogie Hibiscus

3:15pm EDT

(Book and Paper) The Effects of MPLP on Archives: 10 years later Tuttle/Monroe

3:30pm EDT

(Architecture) Bridging theory and practice in the conservation of Zimbabwe’s dry stone walled structures: An outline of the restoration project of Naletale National Monument Jasmine (Electronic Media) Archiving The Brotherhood: Proposing a Technical Genealogy for Time-Based Works Orchid B-D (Objects) Working with a Collection of Radioactive Aircraft Instruments Ashe Auditorium (Paintings) Conserving Paintings by American Artists of African Descent in the Smithsonian Mall Brickell/Flagler (Photographic Materials) The Daguerreotype Uncovered: An overview of the surface and subsurface chemistry, physics and material science underlying the first photographic process based on electron microscopical... Riverfront South (Research and Technical Studies) Micro Extraction for the Spectroscopic Identification of Binding Media in Early 20th Century Matte Paint Hibiscus

4:00pm EDT

(Architecture) Conservation of Tombs and Mausoleums in the Cemetery Museum, “Presbítero Matias Maestro”, Preventive practices and collective actions Jasmine (Electronic Media) Jeremy Blake's Time-Based Paintings: A Case Study Orchid B-D (Paintings) Murals of Goldwater Memorial Hospital Brickell/Flagler (Research and Technical Studies) Pollutions induced (?) crystal formation on Edvard Munch’s Aula sketches Hibiscus