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Anna Rimel
Scope and Contents
The Cranmer Art Group records, circa 1980-2021, measure 74 linear feet and document the professional activities of art conservator Dana Cranmer and her art conservation studio, the Cranmer Art Group (CAG). The earliest records date from 1980 to 1987, when Cranmer was conservator for the Mark Rothko Foundation. The bulk of the collection consists of client files that document the work of Cranmer and her studio from 1988 until its closure in 2021. CAG worked closely with artists and artists' estates, as well as foundations, galleries, museums, auction houses, and private collectors.
Client files include correspondence, condition reports, notes, analysis and treatment recommendations, documentation of treatments performed, and scattered slides, photographs, and digital photographs of artwork. Artists with whom Dana Cranmer had an extensive professional relationship have separately grouped client files from binders, which include Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, and Christopher Wool artwork impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photographic materials include slides, photographs, snapshots, and digital photographs of artwork in the conservation studio, as well as studio photographs of Dana Cranmer and CAG staff at work at various locations.
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2022 by Dana Cranmer.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Anna Rimel in 2023.
