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

Department Home page

https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu

First Reader

Jiuan Jiuan Chen

Second Reader

Rebecca Ploeger

Third Reader

Aaron Shugar

Abstract

Filling and inpainting uniformly flat screenprinted surfaces present unique challenges for conservators. Research and experimentation identified successful loss compensation techniques for an eight-color screenprint entitled Horizon ’72 by Noriko Yamamoto Prince. Damages to the printed surface were extensive and trials revealed the insufficiency of traditional paper conservation inpainting practices. Digital fills, already used in textile and photo conservation, provided a practicable option for treatment. Colored inks from the original print were recreated digitally and printed on a high quality inkjet printer using pigment-based inks. An X-Rite spectrophotometer was used to compare L*a*b* values and reflectance spectra of the digitally recreated color and the original screenprint inks. This data informed the navigation of digital color spaces, as well as identified a successfully recreated color. Digital fills offer potential treatment solutions for treating screenprints and inspire novel considerations of current and forthcoming technologies in the service of future conservation efforts.

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