In My Life: Lessons Learned and Futures Imagined in the Preservation of Photographs
When:
Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023 5:30p -
6:30p
Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023 5:30p -
6:30p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
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Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, History, Lectures & Conferences
From the daguerreotype to the digital print, we are surrounded by images that connect and celebrate humanity. As nations struggle with increasingly catastrophic environmental disasters, armed conflict, health emergencies, social injustice, and other crises, the need to preserve our world’s heritage, including photographs, is heightened. Through collaboration and community engagement, the practice of photograph preservation has the capacity to cross boundaries, build trust, and bridge divides.
During this presentation (which includes a little music), professor Debra Hess Norris, from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, will share information on the characterization and preservation of photographic materials. She’ll offer lessons she learned as a conservator, educator, fundraiser, and advocate, from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to the TEDx public stage.
This lecture is presented in conjunction with the Association of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation Annual 2023 Conference (ANAGPIC).
Speaker:
Debra Hess Norris, Chair, Department of Art Conservation; Director of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation; and Professor of Photograph Conservation, University of Delaware
Free admission, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Reservations may be arranged by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Saturday, April 15, after 10am.
