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Re: Murals: ART ARCHIVISTS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED



Dear Veronica & Ronnie C:

Before getting too deep into preservation efforts, has anyone at your
institution given long-term and budgetary consideration about preserving the
murals; photographing them as-is, etc.?

Why waste precious monies/labor if there is no preservation plan in place?

Conserving these sounds like a huge effort given their location and the poor
track record (saw horses, etc.) of care they've received 'til now.  And what
a shame that no one appears to love them enough! WPA and WWII murals are
precious and rare enough. As female war worker cultural icons, they should
be granted some serious attention before it's too late.

Perhaps, after they're photographed, they could be moved -- prior to
conservation/restoration -- to a more visible, respectable site? Again, if
they're invisible to the public and caring staff, money would be wasted in
trying to turn neglect and damage around.

That's my 2 cents worth...

Best of luck!

Kevin V. Bunker
Student Assistant
California State Archives
        k.bunker@ss.ca.gov----------
> From:         Veronica Cunningham[SMTP:vcunning@EMMA.TROY.NY.US]
> Reply To:     Archives & Archivists
> Sent:         Monday, May 08, 2000 9:37 AM
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> Subject:      Murals: ART ARCHIVISTS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
>
> Hello again!
>
> During WWII, when the girls could not go home for vacation due to gasoline
> shortages, they passed the time by designing and executing twenty murals.
>  They are in a basement passage that is used constantly.  They represent
> related to the scenes school's history, including the launching of the
> Liberty ship SS EMMA WILLARD.
>
> In looking at them more closely, it is obvious that they have deteriorated
> considerably.  There are cracks in the wall, consequently, in the paint.
>  Whenever there's any construction, the saw horses go up, items are leaned
> against them and they are never protected.
>
> How can they be cleaned and/or protected from the everyday happenings to
> which they are subjected?  It would be a great pity to lose them.
>
> Your thoughts on this would be really helpful.
>
> Thank you
>
> Ronnie C.
>
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