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Maria Cristina Rivera Ramos

The Art Institute of Chicago
Mellon Fellow in Paper Conservation
Chicago, IL
María is from Caguas, Puerto Rico where she earned both an MA in Cultural Agency and Administration and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. She spent five years at the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico gaining experience in paintings and paper conservation. María also participated in the prestigious Pfizer Inc. fellowship program through the University of Puerto Rico and is currently completing her third year internship in paper conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tuesday, May 30
 

8:15am

(Opening General Session) Welcome and Awards Presentation (Part 1) Regency BallroomPamela Hatchfield

9:00am

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:00am

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:50am

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

2:00pm

(Book & Paper) Less is More Regency A-BAdam Novak • Daria Keynan

2:30pm

(Book & Paper) Reducing agent tertbutylamine borane complex and its use in stain reduction on paper-based artifacts Regency A-BCrystal Maitland

3:00pm

(Book & Paper) Removing Oil from Paper: A Collaborative Conservation Challenge Regency A-BHolly Herro • Wendy Cowan • Scott Webster Nolley • Kristi Wright

4:00pm

(Photographic Materials) New Original – Reprint in Fine Art Photography Michigan 1A-BHanako Murata, [PA] • J. Luca Ackerman • Tatiana Cole • Peter Mustardo

4:30pm

(Objects) The gap between ethics and aesthetics in Italian restoration: experience in the laboratories of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence especially on della Robbia works Crystal Ballroom BLaura Speranza • Shirin Afra

5:00pm

(Book & Paper) Line up, Back to Back: Restoration of Korean Buddhist Sutra in accordion book format Regency A-BHsin-Chen Tsai • Tanya Uyeda

6:30pm

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:30am

(Photographic Materials) Current Trends and Collaborations among Heritage Institutions in Latin America: Results of the APOYOnline 1st Heritage Preservation Regional Conference and Workshop on Photographic Conservation... Michigan 1A-BBeatriz Haspo • Debbie Hess Norris-[Fellow] • Amparo Rueda

9:00am

(Photographic Materials) Preservation of Photography in Cuba as a Historic Memory of its Evolution Michigan 1A-BGloria Alvarez Frigola

9:30am

(Photographic Materials) A Pilot Project to treat photogravures on Gampi paper from Edward Curtis' 'The North American Indian' Michigan 1A-BRachel Danzing, [PA] • Ann Baldwin

10:00am

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Revisiting paper pH determination: 40 years of evolving practice in the Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Laboratory Regency A-BCindy Connelly Ryan • Eric Breitung • Lynn Brostoff • Michele Youket

11:00am

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Centuries of Cellulose: Lessons Learned from the Molecular Size of Cellulose in Naturally-Aged Paper Collections Regency A-BAndrew Davis • Fenella France

11:30am

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Characterization of Aniline Dyes in Colored Papers of Jose Posada’s Prints Using (ToF-SIMS)... Regency A-BStacey Kelly • Ashley Ellsworth • Jenny K. Hedlund • Jodie Lee Utter • Amy Walker

2:05pm

(Beyond Treatment) What's so ethical about doing nothing? Regency A-BJonathan Ashley-Smith

2:30pm

(Beyond Treatment) Active conservation treatments and virtual retouching: what do people actually see? Regency A-BWilliam Wei

2:55pm

(Beyond Treatment) In Support of the Bigger Picture: Preventive Conservation as a Recognized Specialty Regency A-BElena Torok • Meg Loew Craft-[Fellow]

3:30pm

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall 003. (Book and Paper) Cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils for coating of paper artefacts Riverside West Exhibit HallCamilla Camargos • Dr. João Figueiredo Junior • Dr. Fabiano Pereira 008. (Book and Paper) Conservation and Restoration of the document called 'Carta sincronológica de Historia Universal”( Chronological Chart of Universal History ) translated by Francisco J. Zavala, 1884. Riverside West Exhibit HallVictoria Casado • María del Pilar Tapia López 072. (Collection Care) Best Practices, Creative Problem Solving and Balancing Compromises in Conservation Treatments Riverside West Exhibit HallElizabeth Alford Curran Boody 073. (Collection Care) Conservation of Exhibited Works in the Museums of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana Riverside West Exhibit HallJoyce Hidalgo Gato Barreiro 078. (Collection Care) Preservation and conservation of Pablo Neruda Collection: intrinsic and environmental considerations Riverside West Exhibit HallYerko Andrés Quitral

4:30pm

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Nanocellulose films: properties, development and new applications for translucent and transparent artworks and documents Crystal Ballroom BRemy Dreyfuss-Deseigne • Anne-Laurence Dupont

6:30pm

(Book and Paper + Research and Technical Studies) Reception Newberry LibrarySan-Jian Art & Conservation • Hollinger Metal Edge Inc. • T and D US, LLC
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am

(Book & Paper) Challenging the Myths Surrounding Paul Gauguin’s “Little Marvels” Regency A-BMary Broadway, [PA] • Harriet K. Stratis-[PA]

10:30am

(Book & Paper) Sidewalks, Circles and Stars: Reviving the Legacy of Sari Dienes Regency A-BSamantha Sheesley, [PA]

11:00am

(Book & Paper) Ionic fixatives on water-sensitive media for aqueous treatment Regency A-BSoyeon Choi-[PA]

11:30am

(Research & Technical Studies) Early intervention for At-Risk 21st Century Fugitive Media Regency DFenella France • Chris Bolser • Meghan A. Wilson

2:30pm

(Book & Paper) Art on Paper Discussion Group - Multiple Perspectives on the Treatment of Multiples: Innovative Thinking on the Conservation of Prints Michigan 1A-BRachel Freeman-[PA] • Cyntia Karnes-[PA] • Harriet K. Stratis-[PA] • Sarah Bertalan, [PA] • Anisha Gupta • Judith Walsh