I just caught wind of this conversation. I've been experimenting the past year or so with paperbacking using mulberry paper, AKA Kozo, AKA Rice Paper and it is absolutely lovely... I've paperbacked photo stills, lobbies, inserts, daybills, quad crowns etc. with it. IMO the best backing method for conservation-minded collectors. You still have to prescribe to conservative adhesives but yes it is translucent and you can see and markings etc. on the back of a poster - NSS numbers in grease pencil for example.
I had started a thread on VMPF a while back and updated it for reference if you want to know more or just send me an e-mail. http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/1428/paperbacking-101#latest ________________________________ From: MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 7:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] To back or not to back . . . I have found that posters that I had backed by some restorers have deteriorated over the years, developing foxing and other issues. Some of these posters now need to be rebacked. I had the same experience, fortunately only with a single onesheet that I bought from a major dealer in the mid-90s. It looked great when I bought it. I framed it and it turned to absolute horrible a few years later. These days, I very much prefer backing on japanese rice paper, and only for posters that actually need preservation. This process requires a lot more skill than linenbacking, so it is usually done by high-skilled professional. From what I know, the few people in the US who can do it mainly work for the museums and/or are ridiculously expensive. Rice paper backing results in a poster that still feels like a poster, and any restoration or paper replacement can be easily detected from the backside. Helmut ________________________________ 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: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
