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Hello and Good Morning All,

I am looking for some sort of reversible cleating system that can be attached to the back of works on paper and illustration board. 

I have seen custom cleats made with foam core board for unframed works on paper that looked quite beautiful, but this is outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.

Many thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

Very best,
N

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Nathaniel Hitchcock
Roxbury NY
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Hi Nathaniel,

I would recommend posting this question to PACCIN listserv. Good luck!

Best,
Ana J

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Ana Juarez
Fine Arts Registrar
Tampa DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2021 05:43 AM
From: Nathaniel Hitchcock
Subject: Reversible Hanging Hardware Recommendations for Unframed Work on Paper?

Hello and Good Morning All,

I am looking for some sort of reversible cleating system that can be attached to the back of works on paper and illustration board.

I have seen custom cleats made with foam core board for unframed works on paper that looked quite beautiful, but this is outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.

Many thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

Very best,
N

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Nathaniel Hitchcock
Roxbury NY
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https://www.smallcorp.com/

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Michelle Facini
Conservator
National Gallery of Art
Washington DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2021 05:43 AM
From: Nathaniel Hitchcock
Subject: Reversible Hanging Hardware Recommendations for Unframed Work on Paper?

Hello and Good Morning All,

I am looking for some sort of reversible cleating system that can be attached to the back of works on paper and illustration board.

I have seen custom cleats made with foam core board for unframed works on paper that looked quite beautiful, but this is outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.

Many thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

Very best,
N

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Nathaniel Hitchcock
Roxbury NY
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You'll want to use an acid-free adhesive and simply cut foam board at a 45-degree angle. Keep in mind that the paper may pucker where glued and that this isn't really an archival quality move, but hey if it's your work, knock yourself out! Alternately I've seen some artists deliberately not attach anything to their paper and they stipulate a magnet system. That goes like this: A screw in the wall (not stainless steel of course) in 4 to as many spots as you need to safely hold it down. We did one with 8 a couple of years ago and 14 just a couple of months ago. Size matters. Then over the paper you put a small button magnet. We use neodymium magnets. The button size makes them subtle and harder for visitors to pick off. As touchy as visitors are, we never lost a magnet. You can even do a piece of tissue over the screw head so as to not scuff the back of the paper. I hope that helps.
Come to think of it, I'm doing a summer article series on different types of hangers and ways of attaching things. I'll do a full article on MuseumTrade.org to cover this. It's a fun trick. Good luck with yours. Shoot me any further questions you have.
Cheers,
Matt

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Matthew Isble
Exhibit Designer & Founder of MuseumTrade.org
misble@crockerartmuseum.org
Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento CA
misble@crockerartmuseum.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2021 05:43 AM
From: Nathaniel Hitchcock
Subject: Reversible Hanging Hardware Recommendations for Unframed Work on Paper?

Hello and Good Morning All,

I am looking for some sort of reversible cleating system that can be attached to the back of works on paper and illustration board.

I have seen custom cleats made with foam core board for unframed works on paper that looked quite beautiful, but this is outside my area of expertise, unfortunately.

Many thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

Very best,
N

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Nathaniel Hitchcock
Roxbury NY
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