DESCRIPTION
Business meeting followed by topics of interest to those working with visual materials.
2023 VMS Annual Meeting presentations
Reparative Description
Lilliane Keaney, Harrison D. Horblit Photograph Librarian, Houghton Library, Harvard
How do we describe visually problematic items?
In an effort to diversify the holdings at Houghton Library, the Library has acquired a number of collections with visual material documenting the lives of people of color. One of these collections included photographs with racist imagery and language. It quickly became apparent that the collection would require special consideration when describing so as not to continue harm, but also provide the means of discovery for researchers.
This presentation will review the planning, processing, and describing workflow from acquisition to a published finding aid with item level metadata of a problematic image collection. It will outline the decisions made and the resources used to apply thoughtful description practices.
Elias Larralde, Archival Assistant I, Center for Creative Photography
Collection at a crossroad: The Edward Curtis redescription project at the Center for Creative Photography
This presentation is about a project I am working on with CCPs small Edwards Curtis collection and the names used in the labels of the items. The project has open doors for me in understanding these projects as a new professional, while also laying out the obstacles and frustrations that come with trying to expand reparative description to a larger rethinking of the collection. As well, I will explain some of the things I found in searching through other Curtis based collection that dot the archival landscape of the United States in order to see what have others done. Overall, I will explain the project, the challenges and opportunities of it, the next steps for the CCP, and what other collections could get from this.
Sara Pezzoni, Photograph Collections Coordinator, Special Collections department at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Stephanie Luke, Assistant Professor-Metadata Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Repairing the Narrative at UTA Libraries
Overview of work undertaken by UTA Libraries staff regarding reparative description for visual materials within UTA Special Collections’ holdings. Discussion of policies, procedures, and workflows created for the review and revision of legacy description as well as the future description of all materials and collections.
Lightning talks - general topics
Joan Beadoin, Associate Professor, Wayne State University School of Information Sciences
The Detroit Mural Project: Image Management Processes
The Detroit Mural Project has resulted in the creation of a large number of digital images. This presentation provides an overview of the steps taken in the visual documentation of the walls and the management of the resulting digital images. Included in the overview will be a discussion of the photography, image selection, post digital image capture changes and digital preservation procedures.
Paige Adair, Senior Archivist, Fine Arts Specialist, The Portman Archives
El Gran Muro, Care and Asset Relocation for Monumental Fiber Arts
In 2021 the Portman Archives team was tasked with many deaccession initiatives, one unique example of this effort was to find a new home for a large-scale set of fabric weaving, titled, ‘El Gran Muro’ by Colombian artist Olga De Amaral. The artwork was commissioned by John Portman to hang in the central atrium of Atlanta’s Westin Peachtree Plaza. This presentation will explore the journey of this artwork as part of an archival collection, along with how we strategized and worked collaboratively to ensure the historical legacy of this monumental artwork is preserved for a new audience.
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