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Date: Mon Aug 02 2004 - 16:40:17 EDT
Hanging pictures on a boat can be a problem in a number of ways, but it can be
done. I am an artist so I want 'art' around me at all times. I also worked in
the print dept at The Cincinnati Art Museum where I learned about proper
handling of art works on paper. I also was the director of a small museum. My
next door neighbor at one time, was the Conservator for CAM. I also have not
yet hung anything on Cinderella yet. IN the first place, the cherry woodwork
is SO beautiful, I hesitate to drill holes in it for anything! I also need to
PAINT more to have something I want to hang on the walls! Jim's suggestion of
hanging with screws in the four corners nearly sends me into cardiac arrest!
I tired, on First Forty, to hang small paintings with velcro and found it
totally unsatisfactory! Velcro is not good at angles; they fell off the wall!
The velcro did not damage the varnish, but then it lasted such a short
time...Incidentally, the overhead panels on the nordhavn were attatched with
'industrial velcro' and guess what? They had to be set with screws.
I ended up using plastic hooks that attatch with adhesive that is guaranteed
to be removable. The ones I used for small paintings, were designed to be used
to hold cords in place. They won't hold a lot of weight (so use more than one)
and I held the corners in place with Museum Putty which is similar to what has
been described as Blue Tac. Can be found at palces like Michaels. My feelings
are if you want to look like a cheap motel, screw down the corners!
While oil paintings will not warp, (though the frames MAY) the backs of the
canvas will mildew, guaranteed! My ACs can be programmed to dehumidify when
not in the 'cool' mode, so that solves many a problem, not just art work. It
has been my experience that the average framers are NOT necessarily qualified
to say what's good conservation-wise.
I also have experience with printmaking as well as having worked in the print
department. There is a REAL difference between a genuine, handmade print, and
what many novices buy as a 'print', often 'signed', because they like the
image. More often than not, the signed print you've bought, is a mechanical,
photographic REPRODUCTION of someone's painting. Yes, you can pay dearly for
this hoax but it's worth is not what you may have been led to believe. It's a
real case of 'Buyer Beware' and BE EDUCATED! If it is a repro, having it
drymounted is not going to hurt the value because it's value has already been
inflated. This whole subject is a real sore point with me!
I may not have solved your problems but please, know what you're doing before
you start screwing things in your ceilings (those are the side walls, by the
way). The next person who owns your boat may not want to fill your empty
frames or fill the holes! And yes, DO use plexiglas!
Marge Griffith
Cinderella
Linssen GS 410
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