I think most people would give a good restorer the benefit of the doubt of a bad day. But I, too, would like to know who had a hand in restoring my posters.
I think if you're spending a lot of money it's not an unreasonable request to know who did it and when it was restored So a name and a year would be a great thing. I also agree by putting a name to the restoration would give the buyer an edge on their decision making. It would help get rid of the frauds and even, perhaps, give more credence to the whole art of poster restoration knowing the restorer is willing to stand by their work. Glenn T. ----- Original Message ----- From: jbirddouglass To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? I'm with Franc on this one. I'm sure even Michaelangelo had off days, and so do some of the best-known restorers in the hobby. A lot depends on which studio employee is doing the restoration. There are usually a fair number of people working at a busy studio. As in any other artistic endeavor, skill levels are going to vary somewhat, and there also seems to be a certain amount of turnover in these facilities. On the other hand, I had some really good work done by the much-maligned Eugene Hughes. I actually got my posters back, too. Go figure. Still, there is an average level of quality associated with certain names out there, like Studio C, Precision Restoration, or our own Susan Olson. A sticker on the back of the poster, like Heritage has on its auction items, wouldn't be a bad thing. But nobody's perfect; hell, even Stevie Ray Vaughan missed a lick or two occasionally. Greg Douglass Franc wrote: > The problem is that I've had some really fine work done by some > well-known restorers whose names we would all recognize and also some > really lousy work by the same well-known restorers. Putting a stamp of > the back of posters wouldn't necessarily mean anything. FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Sean Linkenback > *Sent:* Monday, June 15, 2009 5:19 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Should restorers sign their work? > > I agree that the work should speak for itself, but having > attended a lot of auctions over the years and having seen a > lot of shoddy restoration jobs it certainly would save a lot > of time in looking at items if I knew lot X was restored by > person Y – then I wouldn’t even need to waste my time looking > at the piece. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
