Photography Identification Tool
>> Photography Identification Tool.nlHow do you know as a collection manager or conservator what kind of photography is present in the art collection? How do you know how to store the photo, exhibit it, whether a work can still be restored and what kind of degradation phenomena you can expect? What is the correct terminology for the photo?
To be able to identify the progress of a photograph and the substrate, specialist knowledge is required, which is often not present in museums. Within the Photography Project is, among other things, an
identification decision tree been developed, so that managers, registrars and conservators can identify a large part of their photography collections themselves in the future, monitor them and take conservation measures where necessary.
In addition to the
decision tree, a list of
alternative & brand names is included for finding a process or substrate. The
processes, substrates and finishing techniques are described in detail with
example artworks.
Various
research & advice and
sources for more information can also be found in the online tool.
Terms were composed by researchers, conservators and other professionals working at several art collections.
Do you have a comment or do you see something that is strange, described strangely or does not work well? Let us know, so we can improve it.
