Conserving one of the oldest photographs in MoMA's collection | CONSERVATION STORIES

[@inuktittussen2164]

KZbins algorithms of me watching Baumgartner, got me here.

[@juliegreene975]

Being a middle school teacher I am struck with the serenity of her job.

[@laurenwallis3319]

She sounds so thoughtful and intelligent and UGH, her hair is gorgeous!

[@jeenkzk5919]

I love looking at early photographs! Though I love the paintings of the period, photography shows the actual person. It’s a moment in time that will never happen again but that moment is somewhat preserved.

[@promontorium]

Great wisdom in deciding if you can't absolutely restore something, and might actually lose some of the picture in the process, then to leave it alone. There may be a solution in the future where damaging an image today can never be undone.

[@MariaTorres-hc5uq]

1:17 the god damned camel moved...Sacré bleu!!

[@silverporsche1959]

I have a question when removing the polyester in many years from now. What are the chances that the particles stick to the polyester rather than stay on the silver plate?

[@pchinnIII]

That was a really wonderful description of a photographic process and the conservation process. A subject that could become incredibility boring was made interesting by Lee Ann Daffner. Great voice. There was also an element of danger in watching her handle the print. surprisingly entertaining.

[@isaacbush3491]

These videos are so, SO frickin cool. Bravo to MOMA for putting out this series in anticipation for the reopening. Please continue!

[@allissondiego1989]

I have a huge respect for these professionals who keep the fragile past conserved

[@robbielosee]

I recently saw a photo like this and was amused at how, when looking from different angles (or with lighter/darker objects reflecting in the “mirror” perhaps?) the image appears to shift between positive and negative.

[@WickBeavers]

Could he not get that camel to stand still for 2.38 minutes? Fabulous Video, thanks.

[@mypureimagination]

How do you become a conservator? like what degree do you need?

[@janineharrison5186]

Excellent! She really knows her stuff! A pleasure to learn about the process.

[@judyjudy4900]

Why is there no credit or identification of the compositions and performing artist of the music ?

[@walmiracosta3220]

If MomA videos were subtitled, their access in Brazil would be very large.

[@flemaster12]

Those photos have better graphics than most video games nowadays

[@brendathompson3758]

each of these videos is so captivating....

[@fred6059]

Where I work underground are thousands of audio recordings and old photos are preserved.

[@onetuliptree]

Very interesting to learn more about early photography through conservation.

[@charmerci]

Silver and sulfur - a love story.

[@malinisalimbabu9169]

I love conserving old photographs

[@leelee7995]

Sulphur and silver, still a better love story than Twilight

[@johnholtz1205]

This is real work. Bravo

[@53660winston]

TY for making this vid. I studied photography @ Pratt and @ NYU. This video is really nice to see. And if y'all remeber A Photographers Place I worked there too. Harvey did dags. And we sold a lot of them.

[@icc1091]

omg conservation we stan

[@Rufio629]

The guy who took the photo kind of looks like Rob Schneider

[@arbel7655]

This is an absolute dream job for me!

[@kurtbarlow9402]

Silver is a "pure" metal. It was used in both photography (either a deguerreotype or the silver nitrate used in development of b+w pix) and as the backing of mirrors. This is why I never used to cast a reflection, or appear in photos. Modern mirrors are made of aluminum, and photos are (mostly) digital nowadays, so no problem.

[@cl759]

Bwahahahah, I thumbed this up intuitively not knowing it would, beside being interesting, touch on a subject that is a pet peeve of mine: bloody silver tarnishing.

[@YellowCase2024]

She’s a lovely woman. She was obviously loves her job.

[@brycemorgan7241]

What is the piece in the background? Love that music.

[@transnistria4237]

Not really any conservation but I still appreciate it!

[@tonytfuntek3262]

Why didn't they enclose it into an airtight frame, possibly utilizing an inert gas or a vacuum?

[@photographedemode]

Love this video, learned quite a bit. Definitely a thumbs up. (Why wear gloves if you're going to touch your hair? I've worked in labs, even touching your hair once is too much)

[@AlasdairGR]

No camera sensor we invent will ever have higher resolution than light being focused through a lens right onto a medium.

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Someone explain to me how she got this job. Like what did she go to school for? What experience was needed etc? Thanks very interested

[@batchint]

we have a hundred year old family portrait that's printed onto a 15x12 inch frame probably from a certain field camera with over a hundred people in it.. in a garden - because of the age it's difficult to recognize whom is who unless it goes maybe through a studio copier but probably wont bring out any more detail

[@tubeyhamster]

What a cool job.

[@animoshho]

The adhesive on the tape, does it contain sulfur?

[@sshep7119]

MoMA, Would enveloping the plate in an inert gas such as Argon or Krypton be beneficial to ensuring longevity of the image by limiting exposure to atmospheric oxidation and contamination?

[@horacegentleman3296]

I have SO many from the American civil war era.

[@annegoodreau4925]

Why is she handling these things without gloves until almost 5 1/2 minutes in?

[@ritamorris2352]

Thank you for sharing this video. Very interesting and informative.

[@evelynfidler6285]

is the glass light filtering?

[@kabutocub]

With absolutely ZERO knowledge regarding this field... I wonder, why not vacuum seal it?

[@jewelhenson3034]

This is for my Art Appreciation class. I have to visit a gallery but due to covid I have the choice to watch these videos, which sounds much easier to do than work in my busy schedule a live visit.

[@thejayflats]

Randomly stumbled upon this video...thank you @KZbin

[@kosinus]

I hope they did some kind of highrez scan of these

[@nichiniker]

Why not flood the case environment with argon or another Inert gas?

[@sittingstill3578]

There was no information about the cleaning method and materials alluded to.

[@metalmicky]

Do you make a copy with modern technology ?

[@Lifelikesky]

I have much respect for the work that you do Mrs Daffner but I have two questions!! One: Shouldn't you be wearing a mask when talking in front of such sensitive photographs considering micro droplets of saliva could affect these artworks chemically??? Two: Were these Daguerreotypes digitally scanned in super high resolution in case anything happens to them in the future?? Keep up the great work!!

[@bigboxbobby2]

It looks just like one of the Lions that guard Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square in London to me.

[@karimmendas8980]

Thanks 👍

[@vivek-1318]

Awesome

[@omanuelsa]

Amazing

[@slurms7627]

when she says "24 centimeter exactly" 😭

[@abcvideoyoutuization]

Are these daguerreotype digitized?

[@Floweroftheprairie2720]

Where does one got to school for this?

[@TheBlackSpiral]

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey looks an awful lot like a classy ‎Rob Schneider.

[@jazziered142]

Thank you.

[@princeofwales4634]

Imagine she drops it by mistake....

[@jdmderick]

00:38 Rob Schneider is that you???????

[@benjaminmarks8765]

If you like this, check out Baumgartner's channel for painting restorations

[@grelgen]

did they at least mount it on an axle so the observer could turn it over and see the other exposure?

[@lohphat]

I can't believe that work was done under bright light instead of in a dimmed, temperature controled room.

[@spoonerpurple]

she looks like Judy Garland

[@Mike-om3ly]

Okay but why does he look like Rob Schneider?

[@helenarose580]

Wow

[@JarcodeRover]

He looks like Rob Schneider :P

[@Alan1970B]

Daguerreotypes are not prints they are plates.

[@giantasparagus]

What a G

[@codysett1]

Shit is crazy detailed. Also how the FUCK do these guys come up with this shit

[@megacrispy2553]

He looks like Rob Schneider

[@Ergogeorge]

2:11 - is this postmodernism?

[@julianjtvg5108]

Why not seal it in a container filled with a gas that wont cause it to tarnish, if it even exists

[@migranthawker2952]

Fascinating! Two things I don't understand - 1: why have that dreadful "music" constantly in the background and 2: why do you Americans insist on wrongly pronouncing aluminium as "aliminem"?

[@rebeccaliebregts]

Is it just me, or does Prangey look a lot like Rob Schneider?

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Maybe in 50-200 yrs other better technologies will be developed

[@mooltz]

Borosilicate glass is what's used for the best smoking apparatuses.

[@skellez83]

ALUMINUM

[@johnsmith1474]

I would have suggest not plastic under the glass, because the additional reflections are disturbing. Further I would have created a sealed glass box full of nitrogen, in which the object resides, or in addition if the object is actually giving off some chemical that is self destructive, some sort of neutralizing agent. Sealing it up seals whatever it emits in.

[@otto16121970]

but if these “photo’s” were taken in Europe.....how did it get in the USA?

[@ImaginaryMdA]

...until some idiot smashes into it with a selfie stick...

[@ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣΣΜΥΡΝΙΟΣ]

this was not conservation.

[@CHAOTICREATIONS]

I just didn't get the impression that all that was necessary..

[@johnsmith1474]

The glass looks poor, why would I be seeing reflections of window light off of museum glass?

[@antigen4]

Would be more interesting to bleach and redevelop it

[@jasonrusso151]

what if you find out later that your Cutie Felty Purplely Blocky Blockies are harmful to whatever you can invent on the spot in that particular moment miss human resources conserving lady? pan.....?....oh the m is silent. like calm.

[@isaacbush3491]

These videos are so, SO frickin cool. Bravo to MOMA for putting out this series in anticipation for the reopening. Please continue!