Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Alan Zinn <AZinn@n...> 
wrote:

I just bought a book on framing that claims that plexi works better 
for photographs than glass because glass, even non-UV, has more of a 
yellow tint to it. Plexi apparently gives a truer rendition of "white" 
highlights. It only seems to matter in highlight areas. (Matting and 
Framing Made Easy, by Janean Thompson 1996, see photo page 101 and 
text before that).

My own experience was a little ugly. In a show in Boulder Colorado in 
the eightties, I hand delivered a work, an 11 x 14 silver gelatin in 
an 16 x 20 frame with glass for a show. Someone broke the glass and it 
put a big ripping scratch across the print. I had to replace the print 
and re-frame. The gallery payed for the re-frame I think, but not the 
ruined print.<shrug>
Jim H.

At 10:04 AM 4/19/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Paul wrote:
>
>>(But I would not use if for the gallery where I hang, because
>>they would break it just like they break the regular glass.)
>
>
>I only display my prints in a single coop gallery and have always used
>glass. I've done this for about two years. I've never had any kind of
>relationship with another gallery. I was not aware that glass breakage by
>galleries was ever an issue.
>
>Is this a common problem with galleries? Do they generally accept liability
>for any damages?
>
>Tom Keesling
>Intelligent Design, Inc.
>

Guys,

I was told by a gallery tech at an art museum that they only use quality
plex for everything. I don't know if they re-glaze their older work or not.
They have controlled humidity and filtration.  I prefer glass in my house
where art doesn't get moved a lot. I have a painting with the coated glass
(it came that way) and it works very well. If you have an important piece
that can't be lit properly where you want to hang it the money is well spent.
My pet peeve is non-glare semi-frosted) glass. Reflections are better than
killing a picture with that junk.

AZ
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