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“The Conservation and Reproduction of Vitruvius Britannicus”.
Review for the Institute of Conservation, ICON news, May 2015 "A new technique for washing artworks on paper" by N.Burnett The Georgian 'Print Room' Explored. The Wallpaper History Review 2008. The Conservation and Reproduction of Vitruvius Britannicus. The British Association of Paper Historians. The Quarterly, No.58, April, 2006. The article describes the investigation and conservation treatment of engravings circa 1720 and the process employed for their reproduction. The Print Room in England and Ireland 1750-1830. The British Association of Paper Historians. The Quarterly No 55, July 2005. The Print Room consisted of pasting prints, engravings, etchings, mezzotints, aquatints and lithographs onto a coloured paper background in a symmetrical arrangement. It was a novel and popular from of decoration during the reigns of George II, George III and George IV. The article details the development of the room, including the influence of wallpaper, and the problems of maintaining the few surviving examples.
About Julie Fitzgerald Julie is an Accredited Conservator and a member of the Institute of Conservation. This accreditation is approved by the National Council for Conservation-Restoration, which ensures the maintenance of preservation standards. Committed to professional development, Julie is a reader of Professionally Accredited Conservators Restorer’s reviews for (PACR), which reviews professional practice and development of practising accredited conservators. In 2001, Julie established Fitzgerald Conservation to preserve artistic and historic paper artifacts for Institutions and private individuals. By working independently Julie is able to maintain a personal approach with clients and their needs, as well as providing a constantly high standard of work. Small and large requests are undertaken and some projects can be carried out on site.
Education. Julie studied paper conservation for four years at the London Institute of Art, Camberwell, London, followed by a further two years internship in the U.S.A. As part of her commitment to provide a high quality service, on going professional development is maintained. Major courses have included the International Course for professional conservators on Japanese Paper Conservation techniques, held in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan, over an intensive four weeks. To enhance skills in photographic conservation a seven-week full time course was completed, ‘Preservation and Conservation of Photographic Materials’, held at The Centre for Photographic Conservation, in London. Internships. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Art Conservation. The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London. Art Conservation.
Julies Publications
Making a Karibari board for the treatment of works of art on paper in Tokyo, Japan.
Professional Memberships: Institute of Conservation ICON; Wallpaper History Society; The British Association of Paper Historians; Irish Georgian Society; The Attingham Trust, National Art Fund. The Royal Academy of Art.
More recently; discussing the treatment of an antique map with H R H The Duke of Kent.
Julie in the studio.
Image taken at NEDCC, USA during a John Paul Getty Advanced Fellowship.
"A new technique for washing artworks on paper" Review for the Institute of Conservation, ICON news, May 2015, a talk by N.Burnett for the Independent Paper Conservators Group. “The Georgian Print Room Explored” an article for The Wallpaper History Review 2008. The Print Room consisted of pasting prints, engravings, etchings, mezzotints, aquatints and lithographs onto a coloured paper background in a symmetrical arrangement. It was a novel and popular from of decoration during the reigns of George II, George III and George IV. The article details the development of the room, including the influence of wallpaper, and the problems of maintaining the few surviving examples. “The Conservation and Reproduction of Vitruvius Britannicus”. An article for The British Association of Paper Historians. The Quarterly, No.58, April, 2006, which describes the investigation and conservation treatment of engravings circa 1720 and the process employed for their reproduction, “The Print Room in England and Ireland 1750-1830”,published by The British Association of Paper Historians. The Quarterly No 55, July 2005.
Fellowships and Scholarships. John Paul Getty Advanced Fellowship in the conservation of art on paper, Northeast Document Conservation Centre, NEDCC, Massachusetts, USA. Awarded the Creative New Zealand Visual Arts grant, which contributed towards the Japanese Paper Conservation Course held in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan run by the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. Carolyn Horton Conservation Scholarship, attendance at the Richmond American Institute of Conservation Conference, United State of America.
Professional Experience Julie has worked as a paper conservator in various museums, government institutions and private practices in New Zealand, United States of America, Sweden, Australia and England. These have included the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, Wellington New Zealand; Art and Archival, Canberra, Australian Capital, Territory, The Australia National New South Wales Australia, Conservation Centre Of South Australia, The Wellcome Institute, London and The Victoria And Albert Museum, U.K.