Hi Richard and all,
I think it is accepted in our hobby that some posters have to have
linenbacking/restoration for several reasons. Some posters are about to fall
apart or are so brittle they can actually crumble in your hands. Others are
stained, torn, water damaged, etc. I believe in our hobby and in other paper
collecting hobbies, linenbacking/restoration is an accepted method. Now, I also
believe it is important that when
linenbacking/paperbacking/restoration is done, the minimal amount of work
should be done to preserve that poster. I get posters in the mail every week
for framing that have been heavily overpainted and some are often linenbacked
on the worst material I have ever seen. We talked about this last week. My
experience has been that restorers such as Dario, Sylvia, Studio C, Danny, John
(Poster Mountain) and Jaime use a very high grade fabric that is very supple
and easy to work with. I'm sure there are others too, their names just escape
me at the moment. Now, on the flip side I have customers that linenbacked
current r4olled posters because they think somehow that will make the poster
lay flatter in the frame and keep the poster from deintegrating over time.
There is some truth to that but I think spending that amount of money to
linenback a current rolled movie poster, not to mention you are eradicating the
doublesided feature in some cases, is a waste. Just my opinion. As for vintage
posters, most of my own posters I don't linenback as I don't mind a few little
holes or a seam separation or two. I think it adds character to the poster. My
rule of thumb is if I can put my fist through a hole in the poster, it needs
restoration. I don't think every poster needs or should be linenbacked. Why
alter the poster's original condition if you don't have to, but as Richard
mentioned, sometimes restoration is just necessary to "preserve" the poster's
longevity. As long as there as so many of us that do linenback and accept
linenbacking as a method of restoration, I don't believe it "lessons" the value
of the poster unless it has been restored poorly. Now, of course, all of us
would rather have a mint unrestored copy of whatever title but if you can only
get a copy with some "problems", I think linenbacking/paperbacking/restoration
is the way to go.
Interestingly, last week Sylvia brought me a sample of something she had
worked on that wasn't linenbacked. She had deacidified and cleaned the paper,
the poster was perfectly flat and the fold lines were gone having been smoothed
out and touched up but the poster wasn't linenbacked. She was even able to
replace border paper loss in a few places. You could still roll up the poster
for storage. It is a new technique she came up with and I will be proposing
that to customers that only want the deacidification process and some touch up
done. It looked great. She said that posters that really need some work still
have to be done the regular way. I know John at Poster Mountain has been
trying some new techniques and I have framed several of those posters and they
looked great. It was a similar process to what Sylvia showed me. My point is
that new techniques are being developed all the time and those techniques may
be the happy medium for some collectors that would consider themselves
"purists" at this point.
Take care everyone and happy collecting!!
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com<http://www.hollywoodposterframes.com/>
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Del Belso<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Option's In Regard's To Restoring 40" x 60"s?
Dario:
Thanks for your tips and your valuable opinions. i remember that you shared
with us on the MoPo list some photos of your wonderful collection of 40x60's. I
am particularly moved by your exhortation toward conservation, not
restoration. I collect mainly paper from movies of the '30, 40's and '50s and i
have always believed that my best posters should be carefully cleaned and
linen-backed by professionals with an eye on conservation. i try not to use too
much paint, or to buy posters with paper missing from the main image.
sometimes, of course, there is paper missing from corners or nips in the edges
and i like to have that repaired. my goal is to prevent further damage, esp. to
posters that I haven't framed. I'm sure that too much folding and unfolding (to
look at them and admire them once in a while, or to show them off to friends)
damages the poster.
I notice, though, that many people prefer not to have their posters restored
or linen-backed. For some people, this appears to lessen their value...as
though they had been "tampered with". i can see this if the poster had to have
a lot of paint but in general i find this a position that I have some
difficulty accepting.
I wonder how other MoPoers feel abgout this. And ,is there a diffenece in
attitude between collectors and dealers on this subject?
Just curious.
Best regards,
Richard in LA
Richard Del Belso
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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:34:17 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Option's In Regard's To Restoring 40" x 60"s?
To: [email protected]
Ha Ha ... I appreciate the humor.
I also appreciate The simple " Thank you" see I get questions every week
from collectors about small things they can do, some say " Thank you" and some
don't even bother to reply, after spending time to help them out. I find that a
tad rude.
So now I will challenge you to join NSFG, in fact I dear you!! So in my
books you have no choice, and I am quite sure it would be a welcoming surprise
for all of us.
Danny, I'm hoping with time, most collectors will think " conservation"
before" Restoration" and your post explained it very well. Goal # 1, Save the
poster, treat it to a nice pH bath and wash and conservation back it. So what
if the poster didn't turn out perfect due to heavy wear, at least it is now
preserved for the future and protected from further damage.
A movie poster is a Poster is a Poster is a Poster.
Best to all,
Dario.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank's Dario!!!
I think I am just going to try to live with the imperfections. I bought a
great 40" x 60" from "'The Abominable Dr. Phibes" which is my favorite Vincent
Price movie. Yes, it does have some bumps and crinkles. Mostly in the border. I
also bought a 40" x 60" from "The Towering Inferno" as a companion piece to my
40" x 60" from "The Poseidon Adventure". More money could be put into these but
maybe the flaws add some character to the posters.
I would join NSFGE because I do like Phil Edwards. He has been extremely
thoughtful to me when I purchased in the past. Ari is a super guy as well. But
if I mention the title "Thunderball" over there I will be lynched.
"Thunderball" and "From Russia With Love" are probably equal as favorites in
the Bond series to me. Both incorporate the great 007 theme that I like so
much. I like Terence Young as director.
Thank's Again Dario and....tell those collector's over at NSFGE not to
pick on a Thunderball obsessive.:)
All The Best,
--Tom
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