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Minor conservation performed on series.
26 fine art prints : col.
30 images : col.
1 DVD : col.
Series comprises fine art prints, some signed and/or limited editions, concerning the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald and its sinking.
- framed, backed, glass
- back stamp 'A Frame of Mind (705) 942-5713' black ink
- auxilliary support: matted; full pressure for support is not present; slight buckling of print due to handling prior to installation; single mat
- support: paper, other; backing board (cardboard)
- media: ink, other; print
- finish: unvarnished
frame/mat size:
H: 89.5 cm
W: 73 cm
- original file number: 028
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- purchased in Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- framed, backed, glass, abrasions
- sticker on back 'Mobile Glass & Framing Gallery 40th Anniversary 1966-2006'; dried adhesive residue on top back right corner; abrasion on front top right corner inside
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other; backing board (cardboard)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 67.9 cm
W: 81.3 cm
signature/date (loc.): '91 (both on lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 187/500
- original file number: 029
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contained: Certificate of Authenticity; Arthur M. Anderson Search for Survivors II; Mary Coesens Demroske: about the artist; Edmund Fitzgerald 1958-1975
- masking tape removed from steel (wrapped) hanging wire
- small amount of corrosion (rust) on wire hooks - due to transfer from steel contact on thin alloy hooks
- framed, backed, glass
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other, hole; backing board (cardboard); hole in center top back- caused from pressure point against paper (no substrate directly against backing paper)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 78.1 cm
W: 68.6 cm
signature/date (loc.): '97 (both on bottom right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 350/600 (lower left corner of print)
- original file number: 030
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contains: Certificate of Authenticity; Point of No Return, a painting by Mary Coesens Demroske
- framed, backed, glass
- backing paper is loose on all edges (adhesive was not applied to edges); paper is dog-eared and one small tear and fold is present on lower right side 7 mm in length
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other; backing board (cardboard)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 68.6 cm
W: 77.5 cm
signature/date (loc.): '94 (both on lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 811/1000
- original file number: 031
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contains: Certificate of Authenticity; Edmund Fitzgerald 1958-1975
- framed, backed, glass
- backing paper is dog-eared down left edge; backing paper does not meet top or left edge (back of frame is exposed)
- support: paper, other; dent; backing board is cardboard; dent through paper and cardboard - (2) in upper right (13 cm) and left (15.2 cm) sides
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 74.9 cm
W: 23.7 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (bottom right corner) 'Gillette' (bottom untitled print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 534/1000 (lower left corner of print) (bottom untitled print)
- original file number: 032
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- sheet with story (matted next to 'Search for Survivors') is laminated- inconclusive whether document was handwritten and laminated or handwritten, digitally reproduced and laminated
- framed, backed, glass
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other; backing board (cardboard); backing paper is dog-eared on left edge; backing paper is cut on middle right inside edge of frame (due to pressure applied)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 58.2 cm
W: 70.9 cm
signature/date (loc.): '03 (both in lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 115/400
- original file number: 033
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back: certificate of authenticity
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on backing paper:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394'
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; backing board (cardboard); backing paper does not meet edges on all 4 sides
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 51.1 cm
W: 65.1 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (bottom right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 345/350 (bottom left corner of print)
- original file number: 034
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contains: certificate of authenticity
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394
- metal frame with corner brackets (2 screws per)
- auxilliary support: matted; 4 spring clips (1 per corner); small specks of foreign matter (appear to be unharmful); 1st (5.3 cm in from left and 10.1 cm up from base); 2nd (10.6 cm in from right and 5.2 cm up from base); both 1 mm in size; mat burn area in top left of mat over print, 7 cm x 2.5 cm; single mat
- support: other; dent; backing board (cardboard); various shallow dents on backing board in randomized locations (handling)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 54.6 cm
W: 61.3 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (bottom right corner of print) date & name '(C) 1991 by Chad Florence' (bottom left corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 99/950 (bottom left corner of print after date & name)
- original file number: 035
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- first print in collection; small piece of masking tape present in lower left back corner (likely adhered to matting as repair or spacer)
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6B 1H9
(705) 254-7394
- auxilliary support: 4 frame springs (1 per side)
- support: other; dent; backing board (cardboard); vertical pencil mark on back right side, 7 cm from edge/top to bottom; dark stain marks and shallow dents in front of frame springs (caused by installing springs and tool used)
- media: ink, other; cracking, abrasions, soiled; print; laminated print; fold crease in front center 10.4 cm in length (vertical) base point located at 12 cm (b) 30.1 (l); various crease points and shallow dent from handling; staining- blue & yellow foreign matter, 11 cm section on left side of print; staining- blue foreign matter, 9 cm section on top center above print; staining- blue foreign matter, 9 cm section on right side of print; staining- blue foreign matter, 1 cm section on bottom center below print; staining could be oil transfer from unidentified item; stains are localized 'speckled' masses
frame/mat size:
H: 46.4 cm
W: 61.6 cm
- original file number: 036
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed
- stickers on back:
***WAL-MART***
RETAIL $27.96
[barcode]
'14' in yellow circle
- auxilliary support: acidic materials; backing board
- support: other; backing board (cardboard) (acidic); backing board stapled on, protruding staples were removed
- media: ink, mixed media, other; cracking, abrasions, soiled; polyethylene terephthalate (APET) or copolymerized ethylene terephthalate (PETG) used to create lenticular illusion; various scratches of surface material on right side along frame edge and top edge; smudge marking 2.8 x 1.5, 1.7 cm from frame edge and 23.2 cm from left edge
frame/mat size:
H: 44.8 cm
W: 54.9 cm
- original file number: 037
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: lenticular print
- purchased in Orillia, ON
- framed, backed, glass
- backing paper ripped along left and right frame edged (repaired with packing tape); various small cuts and dimples in backing paper (assumed handling accident); sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street East
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394'
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other; tear, hole, dent; backing board (cardboard); torn backing paper repaired with packing tape- no immediate danger, will breakdown eventually, should be repaired (backing paper stripped and replaced) if materials available
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, date, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 61.3 cm
W: 60.3 cm
signature/date (loc.): both (bottom right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 209/350
- original file number: 038
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contains: certificate of authenticity; Mary Coesens Demroske: About the Artist
- framed, backed, glass
- stamp on backing paper (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind'
(705) 942-5713
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; hole, dent; large linear dent with curved tail 3.7 cm in length, located 2 cm from left edge, 18.3 cm from base; backing board (cardboard); large linear dent in top center of back, 7.3 cm in length, located 11.8 cm from top; holes in paper and frame from staples (wall protector removed); pen mark lower right corner 1.6 cm; various dents in scattered locations
- media: ink, other; print; laminated; story 'Edmund Fitzgerald 1958-1975' printed digitally
frame/mat size:
H: 54.9 cm
W: 44.8 cm
- original file number: 039
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass; insecure
- backing paper does not meet edges of frame, nor does adhesive applied to paper; stamp on back:
'A Frame of Mind'
(705) 942-5713
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper, other; hole, dent; backing board (cardboard); 12 sets of staple holes around the back side of the frame; dent in center of back above wire hang 1.7 cm in length (likely from wall hook)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; laminated prints; printed digitally and signed with ink or pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 47.3 cm
W: 54.3 cm
signature/date (loc.): *see 'front' diagram* (3) (lower left side between paragraphs) signature
marks/labels (loc.): (1) lot # 162/5000 (2) lot # 162/5000 (3) lot # 69/3000
- original file number: 040
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- both limited edition certificates belong to print residing in donors home; Certificate of Authenticity belongs to another print in the collection
- framed, backed, glass
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat; tape is unrecognizable- it is suggested that it be changed for precautionary purposes (tape is securing backing board to frame)
- support: other; hole; backing board (foam core); hole in center of back 1.8 cm x 1.5 cm, approximately 3 mm deep, traces of corrosion (rust) on the break opening (likely from nail used to hang frame)
- media: ink, other; print; story of 'Edmund Fitzgerald 1958-1975' is printed digitally and laminated
frame/mat size:
H: 54.8 cm
W: 44.6 cm
- original file number: 041
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394'
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: other; backing board (foam core); soil marks on the lower back towards right side (shape of finger prints- likely from handling and installing); soil mark on left side (shape of finger print- likely from handling and installing)
- media: ink, other; print
frame/mat size:
H: 48.9 cm
W: 55.2 cm
signature/date (loc.): '94 (both in lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): Lot # 97/300 (lower left corner of print)
- original file number: 042
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- historical facts: the white buildings were constructed in 1863 and remodeled in 1913, the yellow brick building was constructed in 1937; the 1849 date in the title belongs to the light tower itself which was first lit and used in 1849; (this scene is not from 1849)
- envelope on back contains: Certificate of Authenticity
- framed, backed, glass
- stamp on back (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713'
- auxilliary support: matted; acidic materials; acidic scent (vinegar-like) (could be backing paper, frame paint or adhesive used to adhere paper); double mat
- support: paper, other; tear, hole, dent; small dent above stamp on back (due to hook used for hanging) 6 mm; backing board (cardboard); 12 sets of staple holes around frame back (staples removed); small hole 8 mm x 6 mm in back bottom right corner of backing paper (due to space between paper and backing board)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; lot #, title, signature written in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 34.6 cm
W: 88.5 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 69/3000 (lower left corner of print)
- original file number: 043
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- auxilliary support: keys intact; acidic materials; card board & scotch tape
- support: other; tear; backing board (cardboard); areas of wear (tape was removed tearing away top pulp layer); adhesive fragment left on lower back center
- media: ink, other; print
frame/mat size:
H: 40.5 cm
W: 50.8 cm
signature/date (loc.): Dec. 4, 1996 (both located on back right corner)
marks/labels (loc.): print no. 6 (located on back right corner below signature and date)
- original file number: 044
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
*refer to Primary Condition Report for drawings of back lower stamp and yellow paper on top back
- framed, backed, glass
- stamp on back (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; tear, hole; backing board (cardboard); hole in bottom left corner 3 cm (due to space between paper backing and board); 8 sets of staple holes to adhere (support) backing (staples removed)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, title, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 42.9 cm
W: 47.5 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 09/300 (lower left corner of print with title)
- original file number: 045
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- envelope on back contains: Certificate of Authenticity
- framed, backed, glass
- support: paper, other; hole; backing board (cardboard); 12 sets of staple holes used to secure backing paper along with adhesive (staples removed)
- media: ink, other; print
frame/mat size:
H: 41.6 cm
W: 57.1 cm
- original file number: 046
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- stamp on back (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713'
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; hole, dent; backing board (cardboard); 4 sets of holes (staples) for wall protector boards (staples have been removed); back bottom right corner of backing paper is dog-eared; dent in center top of back (due to wall hook used to hang)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, title in pencil
- finish: other; stained- light/golden hue
frame/mat size:
H: 35.7 cm
W: 47.5 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): title (lower left corner of print)
- original file number: 047
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; tear; 2 cuts in top right inside edge of corner (linear) top (9 mm), right (1.1 cm); backing board (cardboard); all edges of backing paper are dog-eared as they extend past the frame by approx. 1 mm; tear is 4 cm in length (linear with curved tail), lower right inside edge of frame (due to space between backing board and paper) (pressure applied)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 39.2 cm
W: 43.1 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 244/1000 (lower left corner of print)
- original file number: 048
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- stamp on back (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713'
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; hole, dent; backing board (cardboard); 8 sets of staple holes on back frame edges (staples removed); 2 sets of dents from wire wrap clips on back left and right sides
- media: ink, mixed media, other; photo emulsion layer; printed text on paper
frame/mat size:
H: 34.5 cm
W: 41.9 cm
- original file number: 049
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: photograph
- unframed
- stamp on back (blue ink): (refer to Primary Condition Report for illustration of stamp)
- support: masonite
- media: ink, mixed media, other; printed media adhered to masonite by heat/pressure and dry mounting tissue (acrylic solvent)
frame/mat size:
H: 27.9 cm
W: 43.1 cm
- original file number: 050
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: drymount print
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394'
- auxilliary support: matted; single mat
- support: paper, other; tear; backing board (cardboard); backing paper edges are dog-eared on all 4 sides- paper was larger by approximately 1 mm; tear in backing paper from wall hook used for hanging (1.4 cm) linear
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 28.9 cm
W: 35.9 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print)
- original file number: 051
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print
- framed, backed, glass
- sticker on back:
'Mobile Glass & Framing Inc.
325 Wellington Street West
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 1H9
(705) 254-7394
- support: paper, other; hole; backing board (cardboard); hole in center from wall hook used to hang
- media: ink, other; photo emulsion layer
frame/mat size:
H: 24.1 cm
W: 29.2 cm
- original file number: 052
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: photograph
- unframed
- stamp on back (blue ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713'
- support: masonite
- media: ink, mixed media, other; printed media adhered to masonite by heat/pressure and dry mounting tissue (acrylic solvent)
frame/mat size:
H: 14.3 cm
W: 20.1 cm
- original file number: 053
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: drymount print
- framed, backed, glass
- backing stamp (black ink):
'A Frame of Mind
(705) 942-5713'
- auxilliary support: matted; double mat
- support: paper; outer board (cardboard)
- media: pencil, ink, other; print; signature, lot # in pencil
frame/mat size:
H: 75.6 cm
W: 92.4 cm
signature/date (loc.): signature (lower right corner of print) date (lower left corner of print)
marks/labels (loc.): lot # 40/1975 (lower left corner of print before date)
- original file number: 027
- examiner: M. McMillan
- medium: print (ink)
1 cm of textual records
1 DVD | 30 images : col. jpeg
2 copies