Managing Costume Collections: An Essential Primer (Costume Society of America Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896729575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Although there are books on costume conservation, there is a paucity of available material on costume-collection management. Drawing on the wisdom of many disciplines, Coffey-Webb takes a holistic approach to problem-solving, explaining appropriate procedures and the reasons behind them, to arm collection managers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, with sufficient tools to make informed decisions on their own. Managing Costume Collections offers systematic approaches to organization, accessibility, record keeping, safety, and a host of other stewardship concerns related to managing costume collections of every type. Managing Costume Collections is the first work in collection management to address a wide audience, from general to academic and hobbyist to professional, interested specifically in costume.. Conceived to address needs long identified by the Costume Society of America, this guide is written for a broad spectrum of collection managers at museums, historical societies and houses, university theaters and study collections, and company archives, as well as for vintage dealers, private collectors, and living history performers. She also offers alternative solutions to the recommended guidelines
She divides her time between the United Kingdom and Culver City, California.. Louise Coffey-Webb has worked as curator, collection manager, adjudicator, professor, conservation assistant, and independent consultant with costume collections both large and small. Her knowledge of managing costume collections comes from moving collections into new storage, traveling and lecturing internationally, and helping save collections from immin
"Like a Good Collection, Well-Organized" according to D.E.A. Cunningham. This book is clearly written and well-organized, justifying the description as an essential primer. It covers a lot of ground--from initial organization and inventory through exhibitions and display--but manages to do so succinctly and with reasonable thoroughness. A number of illustrations--sketches and photos--are useful: I would single out the photos in the preservation section as especially helpful.Excellent appendices include worksheet
About the AuthorLouise Coffey-Webb has worked as curator, collection manager, adjudicator, professor, conservation assistant, and independent consultant with costume collections both large and small. Her knowledge of managing costume collections comes from moving collections into new storage, traveling and lecturing internationally, and helping save collections from imminent destruction. She divides her time between the United Kingdom and Culver City, California.