Conserving Norman Rockwell's "United Nations"
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- Video for Norman Rockwell Museum's new exhibition "Conserving Norman Rockwell's 'United Nations.'" Leslie Paisley, Conservator of Paper Department Head at Williamstown Art Conservation Center, takes viewers through the process of treating a fragile work on paper through such means as aqueous water technique-- don't try this at home!
Video produced by Jeremy Clowe. ©2009 Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.
"Conserving Norman Rockwells 'United Nations'"
Norman Rockwell Museum
Opens May 2, 2009
This intimate exhibition will explore the intricacies of art conservation, from initial evaluation to complete restoration. A step-by-step investigation to the Williamstown Art Conservation Centers methods of conserving Norman Rockwells large-scale symbolic portrayal of the United Nations and the peoples of the world will offer insights into a rarely seen but essential preservation process.
the entire genesis of Rockwell's thinking, work on himself with Erik Erikson psychotherapy, research into comparative religions, world travels to open his experiences, this charcoal piece, and the resulting '61 Saturday Evening Post cover that he "forced" them to accept (their rules were no non-whites in equal or superior status and he had been required to change an earlier cover) --- all of this is a HUGE lesson about him, his own mind, the times, and how much we have still to work on all these subjects --- I enjoy his covers and more popular / commercial art work ..... but understanding him better in this way was fulfilling .... bravo to all .... and to Mme. Paisley for an excellent video !!
Very interesting video, and extraordinary conservation treatment.
I loved the honest explanations. Some conservators pretend to make difficult what is in fact easy, and Leslie Paisley shows just the point of the iceberg of her knowledge and skills by doing an excellent summary of the whole treatment. Any cosnervator can see that doing this requires lots of skills, knowledge and experience.
Bravo for her!
Thank you so much for keeping these beautiful pieces around for future generations.
An amazing artist and craftsman in her own right.
Apparently to our curatorial department, the fixative used by Rockwell was hairspray-- "Aqua" Net perhaps?
Lol aquanet was a really popular hairspray back in the day and famous for its tough hold on hair !! How funny!!!
We were still being taught (on the side, of course) in art school in the eighties, that if you were out of supplies at the moment and needed to finish your work, that a strong hold hair spray makes an excellent fixative. The ingredients are basically the same properties. But we were also warned to do this with preliminary sketches only...never finished work for clients. 😉
@@patricianichols4491 Yup, the only difference is that the proper stuff is optimised for even coverage whereas with hairspray it is up to you. Did you do the thing where you blow over small vial (Venturi suction) and get all light-headed?
How interesting. & this was the stuff that was yellowing?
Art students used this to fix charcoal and pastel drawings to prevent smudging. Learned this circa 1980 in art school. Doesn't surprise me that it yellows. My mother in law used hairspray every day, and a layer built up on the bathroom walls, ceiling and door. There was no removing it, just painted over. It was a dingy amber color.
He is truly amazing, one of the biggest inspirations for my illustration work.
Thank you showing this kinde of important work for muzeums conserving and reconstructing drawings and painting.
Buenísimo!
very interesting, is it known what fixative he used?
Awesome treatment, Leslie! Do you know how many hours it took?
i have the saturday evening post from june 2,1951 gold poster. ive been searching on the internet for the same poster that i have and i cant find it...wonder how much its worth
What are the dimensions of this charcoal/pencil on paper piece of art? I have tried looking it up but was unable to find details on this art.
Hi Dave, the dimensions are 27 1/4" x 73 1/2". Pencil and charcoal on paper.
I always get sorta stressed out whenever I see these people wash paper. It just gives me that slight nagging nervousness that sorta sits under the surface, ya feel me? Like how does the paper survive, what kind of paper is it? Like all I know is paper that gets slightly wet and practically disintegrates
no before and after?
I would FREAK! If that was in my care.
Leslie Paisley
3:30 Prise it apart by shoving a screwdriver between the layers! That's the same approach I'd take. lol
Here’s an idea just put the darn thing in a giant acrylic block .., end of story no preservation needed
Wow
The medium. Singular. Media is plural.
Noted that too. A lot of people get this wrong, but this lady is supposed to be an expert, and "medium" is really a term you learn in art 101.
It's pencil and charcoal, so media is correct
A screwdriver? Really?