Aplea to IIC members everywhere. Caroline K. Keck (1908-2007) was the first woman invited to deliver the IIC ForbesPrize lecture. She delivered her talk during the 1978 IIC Congress,held in Oxford, England. Although I attended that Congress, I missed the Forbes Prize Lecture because it was delivered during the evening that I spend with my husband and our young children, who by then were feeling abandoned. I am aware of how pleased and honored Mrs. Keck felt, to be invited to present a Forbes Prize Lecture, but I have almost no information about the impression she made while speaking. What was/were her main theme/s? Did she just talk, or also show slides? Did the audience seem generally appreciative, disgruntled, or simply bored? If you (or someone you know) were present when Mrs. Keck delivered the Forbes Prize lecture at the 1978 IIC Congress -- I want to hear from you! I am well along in writing a fact-based non-fiction biography of the Sheldon and Caroline Keck, which of course will mention Mrs. Keck's Forbes Prize Lecture. By offering to share in the book (anonymously, if you wish) your recollection of that occasion, you will help me describe how it felt to be present then. That's important, because including first-person anecdotes throughout the life stories of those two formerly famous conservators may make this conservation-history biography appeal to a broader audience. I am heeding Caroline Keck's oft-repeated plea for conservators to do some advocating for our field. Responses will be greatly appreciated, whether posted on this list or sent to me directly. Sincerely, Jean D. Portell Retired objects conservator Fellow of IIC and of AIC Honorary Fellow of AIC Address: 13 Garden Place Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA Email: jeandp(at)aol.com ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
[Consdistlist] Please contact me if you heard the 1978 IIC Forbes Prize Lecture, the first one delivered by a woman
Jean Portell via consdistlist Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:24 -0700
