I happen to love linen backed posters - much easier to frame and handle especially on the larger formats.
I have the eye poster from 2001 and in great condition and I thought long and hard to keep it as is or have it lb, I decided not to have it backed and now that it is framed I wish I had And I have a few lobby cards that were linen backed and restored because they were in rough shape On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:06 AM Scott Burns <s...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > Sounds like we have few fans of backing so far… > > > > But what if the poster is on really fragile paper? I have some Belgian > posters that are in decent shape (no paper loss, no image damage), but age > is catching up with them and the paper is starting to become brittle. > Wouldn’t it be wise to get these de-acidified and backed to insure their > longevity? > > > Is the real issue here the fact that in a future sale potential buyers > will question whether the poster has had restoration work done? I didn’t > think linen backing was an automatic signal restoration was done on the > poster. Maybe some of our dealers can shed some light. > > > > Also concerning restoration work…anyone had any experience with lobby card > restoration? I have a couple of lobby’s that are in less-than-stellar > condition, mainly a little dirty, some slight creases and the paper has > noticeably darkened. Can a good restorer do anything with these? Can lobby > cards be linen backed? I can’t recall ever having seen one. > > > > Thanks, > > Scott > > MoPo List Owner > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Michael > Greenwood > *Sent:* Thursday, June 22, 2017 5:59 PM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] To back or not to back . . . > > > > > > Hello > > > > No. Why would you want to do that?! If there is extensive physical damage > you want corrected or you find the fold lines unbearably distracting, then > go for it. Otherwise, just get them framed for sure. The extra process and > cost is completely unnecessary and things can go wrong between the poster > leaving your nice place and coming back, backed by somebody who may not be > as skilled as advertised or was in a rush and had a bad day. It's a risk > and unless you love living on the edge, I'd vote against backing time and > time again. > > > > M > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Tommy Barr < > tommymb...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:11 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] To back or not to back . . . > > > > that is the question, so looking for some advice. I have a small Czech > poster of Cabaret and an English double crown of Deer Hunter (Russian > roulette style) both in excellent condition, but the paper is quite flimsy. > Should I get these backed for framing? > > > > Tommy > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
