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CONSERVATION
The
Chicago Area
Registrars
Committee Meeting -
Questions
on Disaster
Planning & Response to Terry
Dowd, Inc. prompted by quick
response and successful
evacuation of the University of
Iowa’s art collection during the
Iowa flooding of 2008
by
Chris Maravich
Terry Dowd, Inc.
Whether it’s the monetary value or the
emotionally priceless feeling one gets
from a portrait painted by a great
grandmother, one question remains the
same: What can I do for my artwork in
the event of a disaster? That is exactly
the question The Chicago Area
Registrars Committee posed to Terry
Dowd, Inc. when we were invited to speak
at their last committee meeting on June
18th, 2009. It was our quick response
and successful evacuation of the
University of Iowa’s art collection during the Iowa flooding
of 2008 that prompted the invitation.
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Parma Conservation,
in collaboration with
Bernacki & Associates,
Restoring Historic
Blackstone Library Murals
The Blackstone Memorial Library
in Hyde Park houses one of the
jewels of Chicago’s artistic past;
a small cupola of beautiful gilt moldings and magnificent murals
painted by the celebrated artist,
Oliver Dennett Grover.
The cupola is currently
undergoing a much-anticipated
restoration and conservation
project sponsored by the
Preservation Division of the
Chicago Public Library System.
The City of Chicago awarded this contract
to PARMA Conservation, with a
subcontract to Bernacki and Associates,
Inc. The collaboration between the two
companies has already proved to be a
huge success. Conservators from both
groups are providing their unique expertise
to achieve the ultimate goal: restoring the
original beauty of the artwork through
advanced cleaning techniques.
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