Digital BW, The Print

On Fri, 2004-02-20 at 02:22, Richard Smallfield wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm starting to do prints for galleries. I'm using UT on Photorag.
> 
> Is carbon on cotton all I need to ensure longevity? I was going to get the framer to use regular glass and not UV glass, as carbon on cotton is already UV-safe, right?
> 
> When should sprays be used as an extra protective measure?
> 
> thanks,
> Richard


I don't use glass - I use OP-3, which is a UV blocking acrylic. The
problem with glass, besides its weight, is that if somebody drops your
frame, your print is shredded. And if you are going to use acrylic, the
extra protection of a UV blocking acrylic can't hurt.

If you use glazing of some type, I don't think sprays on the print
itself are worth while, and most curators hate them in any case. It's a
choice you get to make, however.

For more on "archival" framing, see:

http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/care/mat.html



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