Anyone who has spoken at length with backer/restorer studios know that several hands can work on one poster (apart from one-person operations).
The quality of the work can vary tremendously depending on what the original was like to start with, to individual problems to be dealt with and the experience of the restorer/s working on the piece. A signature or stamp of any kind on the back of a poster isn't going to indicate quality of work or the specific problems that may have been encountered in carrying out the work. What is useful for people to do is photograph the item before having it linen backed and restored and be able to provide picture/s of it prior to backing and restoration to potential buyers. I have yet to work with one professional backer who has not provided me, as a matter of course, with large high quality images of the posters once they have been washed and mounted on the stretchers so I can decide how much work I or my clients want done on the cosmetic aspect of the restoration - which is another issue for discussion entirely. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Halegua Comic Art To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? I'm with Doug nothing wrong with identifying the restorer on the back.. as a matter of fact, it would be in the any restorer's benefit to improve the quality of his/her work as well as work as a solid advertisement for those doing excellent conservation and as a bad advertisement for those doing lesser quality or totally sub-par work hopefully putting them out of the business think about it, if Eugene was still working, what would Canada Bob's E.T. advance say about Eugene's work? what would it say about Studio C, Jaime, Poster Conservation or Dario? For collectors, you could make better decisions about buying a poster from someone "Oh yeah, this Day the Earth Stood Still one sheet was restored by (choose one) Igor, Eugene, Jow Blow" would be like the greatest benefit in the world in making a decision. I wouldn't want a poster done by any of them. I once had a linenbacked poster that the poster had been ripped semi-vertically the whole poster. It was backed by someone who neither matched each side to the other, or had the two halve meet. So it was like a broken mirror with 1/16 of in inch between each side. I think it would be great to eliminate these awful artists & promote the high quality artists Rich At 02:04 PM 6/15/2009, Douglas Ball wrote: I see nothing wrong with stamping or signing the backing. This shows the restorer stands behind their work. If the market puts a value upon the restorers work, then so be it. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: lobby card invasion To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? Oh yeah, that's all we need, now the identity of the restorer will decide the value of a poster. A great poster, with the most minimal work done to it, but performed by the uknownn Joe Schmo, rather than the prestegious big "studio", will suddenly be shunned. We don't want to go there. Zeev ----- Original Message ----- From: Glenn Taranto To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? I was in no way implying the restorer should sign the front of the work. Of course not. But there is a back to the poster. The Sistine Chapel won't be resold but posters pass from hand to hand all the time. I know that some people hold certain restorers in high esteem and it would be interesting to see if that would play a part in a poster's value... ----- Original Message ----- From: Franc To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 4:48 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? Nobody to my knowledge signed the Sistine Chapel after its latest restoration. I think a paper stamp on the back of the restored poster would be okay but certainly not on the work itself. Frankly the restoration should and will speak for itself, so it really doesn't matter who the restorer was. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn Taranto Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? What are the pros and cons of restorers signing thier work? Would it add or subtract from the value of a piece? It would be easier to do with paper items, a simple rubber stamp of some kind. I suppose it could be done the same on linen. Years go by and you wonder, who did the work on this piece. Your thoughts? Glenn T. 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