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Jean Brown, one of my mentors and heroes, is in charge of the art
collection as well as the archives/records management program.
Mike
At 12:46 PM 3/22/2006, you wrote:
>As many of you know, FIRELOCK gets called upon to protect some truly
>unique collections. I am working on a project now which is really
>exciting and my vaulting side is happy but due to the vast
>subversion of this List on my psyche, my records management side is troubled.
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>Due to confidentiality, I cannot be specific but imagine I am in
>France and Louie Monet calls me and asks my assistance in protecting
>some paintings from the French Impressionist era. As I move forward
>I realize he is talking about the MONET! And as heir, he has over
>250 original paintings in that collection. Now I realize that this
>is a significant project, not just for me, but for an entire art movement.
>But as the owner of the artwork, he is only interested in protecting
>the paintings. But now I realize that I am out of my depth and I
>need to convince the heir to do more than lock them away in a dark vault.
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>I don't have a problem with providing the perfect temperature and
>humidity for archival storage. The painting will be stored on
>special shelves and in the dark and HEPA filters to slow deterioration.
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>But shouldn't records management play a role here. List each
>painting, provide a description, develop some history behind it?
>Should an art school master be called in to provide some
>guidance? Through the generations, painting have been lost due to
>museums borrowing them and then not returning them. So some vehicle
>should be put in place to control lending the paintings out but
>making sure they return?
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>This is an older couple and they are the sweetest people and I want
>to make sure that as they get older and the collection grows in
>value that they have more than just a vault. Has anyone dealt with
>this for their corporate art collection?
>
>They value their privacy most, so I need to be able to just provide
>them some guidelines that are simple and easy to follow. I feel
>that I have an opportunity to play a role in protecting __________'s
>cultural heritage and I don't want to overlook anything. Maybe this
>is more an issue for the Archives List so Peter if you want to cross
>post, that is okay. I just want to get this right.
>
>I still think my biggest thrill would be protecting an original copy
>of the Declaration of Independence (there are several out there ) or
>possibly one of the original Gutenberg Bibles but this is definitely
>one of those exciting moments that makes your heart skip a beat.
>
>
>Hugh Smith
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