Collection Information
Size: 0.4 Linear feet
Summary: The records of the New York Art Conservation Consortium (NYACC) measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1976 to 1985. Included is correspondence, drafts of and final version of proposal to occupy a portion of the Old Custom House, a press release, bylaw articles of incorporation, and financial information relating to the NYACC.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jose Orraca (1938-2009) was a photograph conservator and president of the Louis Pomerantz Institute for the Advancement of the Conservation of Artistic and Historic works. Orraca helped organize the New York Art Conservation Consortium in 1983-1984.
Provenance
Donated in 2022 by Nora Kennedy, a conservator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who received the records from conservator Jose Orraca.
Language Note
English .