Department Chair
Patrick Ravines
Date of Award
8-2019
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Conservation Department
Advisor
Theresa J. Smith
Advisor
Gary E. Albright
Department Home page
https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu
First Reader
Jiuan-Jiuan Chen
Second Reader
Aaron Shugar
Third Reader
Rebecca Ploeger
Abstract
The colors from two historic photographs, hand-coloring kits, and hand-colored mock-ups created from the hand-coloring kits were analyzed to identify their chemical compositions and binders, and to determine whether there were preferred conventional or proprietary pigments used in the hand-coloring of historic photographs. This information will benefit future analysis of historical hand-colored photographs and the development and implementation of treatment plans and goals. The photographs were examined and analyzed using Multimodality Imaging, Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF).
Recommended Citation
Helion, Courtney, "The Rainbow Connection: Treatment and Analysis of Hand-Colored Photographs" (2019). Art Conservation Master's Projects. 43.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/art_con_projects/43
