Introduction
Hedi Kyle, renowned conservator and book artist visited Syracuse the weekend of October 7-9 presenting a slide lecture on the development of preservation enclosures and innovative solutions for protecting the myriad of artifacts found in libraries, archives, and museums. The lecture was very well attended by conservation and preservation professionals as well as book artists from through out the Central New York region, with a large contingent from Rochester in addition to the Syracuse University community.
Her hands-on 2-day weekend workshop on preservation enclosures was attended by 8 individuals including those with preservation responsibilities and book artists, often the same individual.
Workshop participants constructed a sample set of folders, wrappers, and slipcases, all nested in a corrugated clamshell box. In addition a number of folded envelopes and storage pockets were made.
The Workshop
Workshop participants constructed a sample set of folders, wrappers, and slipcases, all nested in a corrugated clamshell box. In addition a number of folded envelopes and storage pockets were made.
See Images from workshop
Lecture Documents Online and Download
About the Speaker
Hedi Kyle recently retired as Head Conservator at the American Philosophical Society. She is Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. At the University she teaches book structures to MFA students of the Graduate Program in Book Arts and Printmaking.
Hedi Kyle graduated from the Werk-Kunst Schule in Wiesbaden, Germany. After a brief career as a graphic designer, her interest turned to book arts and book conservation.
She is co-founder of Paper and Book Intensive (PBI), and has given workshops in the U.S., Canada, and Switzerland for the past twenty years.
The Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation is endowed through a generous gift by William J. ‘65, G’ 68 and Joan Brodsky ‘67, G’68 of Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in 2004, the endowment has been used to sponsor programs that promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory, practice, and application among wide audiences, both on campus and in the region. Programs will typically include lectures and workshops by prominent library conservators.
