Rescue Public Murals records
Object Details
- Creator
- Heritage Preservation (Organization)
- Topic
- Mural painting and decoration -- Conservation and restoration
- Public art
- Provenance
- The collection was donated in 2015 by Heritage Preservation via Tom Clareson, former president.
- Creator
- Heritage Preservation (Organization)
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- Summary
- The records of Heritage Preservation's Rescue Public Murals program measure 1.2 linear feet and 10.68 GB and date from 2001 to 2013. The collection documents the assessment, restoration, and advocacy of several public outdoor murals throughout the country. Included are administrative records and project files containing email correspondence, project forms, press materials, photographs, technical specifications, and electronic records.
- Biographical / Historical
- Heritage Preservation (established 1982-2015) was an organization in Washington, D.C. working to preserve the nation's heritage for future generations through innovative leadership, education, and programs. In 2006, Heritage Preservation launched Rescue Public Murals, a program established to bring public attention to U.S. Murals, document their unique artistic and historic contributions, and secure the expertise and support to save them. Projects included mural assessments, restoration, creating written best practices for mural creation, advocacy, and documentation via digital photography. Heritage Preservation was established under the name National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property.
- Extent
- 1.2 Linear feet
- 10.68 Gigabytes
- Date
- 2001-2013
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.heripres
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Gigabytes
- Photographs
- Citation
- Rescue Public Murals records, 2001-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as 2 series. Series 1: Administrative Records, 2001-2013 (0.4 Linear feet; Box 1, 0.141 GB; ER01) Series 2: Project Files, 2006-2012 (0.8 Linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 10.54 GB; ER02-ER14)
- Processing Information
- The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Erin Kinhart in 2016. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
- Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- The collection was donated in 2015 by Heritage Preservation via Tom Clareson, former president.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Scope and Contents
- The records of Heritage Preservation's Rescue Public Murals program measure 1.2 linear feet and 10.68 GB and date from 2001 to 2013. The collection documents the assessment, restoration, and advocacy of several public outdoor murals throughout the country. Included are administrative records and project files containing email correspondence, project forms, press materials, photographs, technical specifications, and electronic records.
- Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512821871-1503512821876-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
