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This volume contains the Proceedings of the Objects Specialty Group Session at the 43rd AIC Annual Meeting • Miami, Florida • May 13–16, 2015.
Contents:
PROGRAM CHAIR’S FOREWORD
Sarah Barack, Chair of the Objects Specialty Group
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ARTIST INTENTION AND THE CONSERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Glenn Wharton
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FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: INSTITUTING THE HIRSHHORN ARTIST INTERVIEW PROGRAM
Gwynne Ryan and Steven O’Banion
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PRESERVING WHAT IS RIGHT: FINDING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN COLLABORATING WITH A LIVING ARTIST AND BUDDHIST MONKS
Celine Chretien
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SOL LEWITT’S WALL DRAWINGS: CONSERVATION OF AN EPHEMERAL ART PRACTICE
John Hogan and Carol Snow
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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: A CASE STUDY ON THE VALUE OF ARTIST COLLABORATION IN THE CONSERVATION OF EPHEMERAL MATERIAL
Crista Pack, Mina Th ompson, and Tasha Ostrander
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NEUTRALIZING THE NUCLEAR OPTION
Donna Williams
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DRY ICE BLASTING IN THE CONSERVATION OF METALS: A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AS A CONSERVATION TECHNIQUE AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE REMOVAL OF SURFACE COATINGS
Cassy Cutulle and Seoyoung Kim
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ELEPHANT IVORY: AN OVERVIEW OF CHANGES TO ITS STRINGENT REGULATION AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR ITS IDENTIFICATION
Stephanie E. Hornbeck
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ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR CONSERVATION
Paul Mardikian, Claudia Chemello, and Jerrad Alexander
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SILVER OR GOLD? SURPRISING CHALLENGES IN CLEANING A 19TH-CENTURY PERSIAN WATER PIPE
Ariel O’Connor, Meg Craft, Glenn Gates, and Julie Lauffenburger
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WORKING WITH A COLLECTION OF RADIOACTIVE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
Sharon Norquest, Amelia Kile, and David Peters
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TIPS SESSION
THE USE OF COPYFLEX FOOD GRADE SILICONE RUBBER FOR MAKING IMPRESSIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS
Vanessa Muros, Heather White, and Ozge Gencay-Ustün
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ERASER CLEANING OF GYPSUM PLASTER: EVALUATING DAMAGE POTENTIAL USING REFLECTANCE TRANSFORMATION IMAGING
Kathryn Brugioni
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FLEXIBLE FILLS: A TECHNIQUE FOR IMITATING ASIAN LACQUER
Ellen Promise, Jessica Chloros, and Holly Salmon
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