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.