Dear Rick, I’m a relatively new contributor/member to MoPo but am currently having a lot of restoration work on some of my posters completed in Canada by an amazing guy, who I can not recommend highly enough. We are so pleased with his work that we are sending him regular consignments of posters from the UK.
I’d like to know though, from an industry perspective, is restoration/linen backing seen as a draw or a detractor when considering an investment purchase (as a buyer)? Kind regards Clare Clare Rawling P. Dip, BSc (Hons) The Best Little Film House www.thebestlittlefilmhouse.com Tel: 07530 862046 From: Rix Posterz Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Just incredible! Looks like the "touch-up" work an unnamed restorer did to a San Quentin title card I bought at a Ray Courts show about 15 years ago. Apparently, the card must have half-disintegrated during its acid-wash process of restoration...which unfortunately included the faces of the stars. What was painted in made Bogie look like Mickey Mouse and Ann Sheridan slightly better, but unrecognizable as Ann Sheridan. It was so horrible, I didn't want to frame it on my wall or even look at it. Reminded me of the first Mr. Bean film and what he did with the Mona Lisa. The problem was. I didn't buy the title card for re-sale. I wanted to put it on my wall as a part of my collection. A few years later, I sold the card for less than a third of what I hand invested in it. In retrospect, I think I probably should have given it back to the restorer to fix...but after that debacle I didn't want anything to do with that unnamed restorer. Somebody out there has it, but I truly doubt if it's hanging on their wall... Rick In a message dated 8/22/2012 1:22:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Frescoes are the hardest to restore because of the process in which they were originally created. I can't imagine why somebody let this old lady even touch it. Although no one authorized her to restore the fresco, when they saw her painting over it they should have removed her. FRANC -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Waldman Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Just incredible! It breaks the heart. From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2:40 PM Subject: [MOPO] Just incredible! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/elderly-woman-destroys-19thcentury-spanish-fresco-by-elias-garcia-martinez-in-botched-restoration-8073267.html -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site our auctions 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.
