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  • 1.  custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-21-2021 02:29 PM

    Good Afternoon All!

     

    For an upcoming fall exhibition, we need custom mounts made for a marble bust and a few other objects. As there's no one in Middle Tennessee, I'm looking for recommendations closer than my colleagues in Boston and Washington, DC.  I'm curious about who you use?  What advice can you share?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Mary Anne

     

    Mary Anne Caton she | her

    Interim Curator, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

    Wikipedian-in-Residence

     

    Gallery Location:

    Cohen Memorial Hall

    1220 21st Avenue South

    Nashville, TN 37203

     

    vanderbilt.edu/gallery

     

     

     



  • 2.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-22-2021 01:14 PM

    I would be glad to help, but I'm a lot further from you than your Boston and D.C. colleagues.  (I am in Seattle.)  I fabricate custom mounting/display armatures (usually for fossils, which are heavy, fragile, oddly/specifically shaped, and irreplaceable).  Depending on the nature of the object, there can sometimes be ways around the distance and shipping issues.  If you would like to have some discussion, I'll be happy to speak with you. 

         Cheers,

    Michael 



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    Michael Holland
    Principal/Owner
    Michael Holland Productions

    Redmond, WA USA
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  • 3.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-22-2021 01:22 PM

    How about Earl Lock in Chicago?

     

    The only contact info I found is his linked in page: linkedin.com/in/earl-lock-earl-815a395a

     

    I think he's still teaching at the Center for Collections Care at Beloit College as well.

     

    Diane Gutenkauf

    630-650-8425 (cell)
    dgutenkauf@hotmail.com
    Sent from Mail for Windows 10

     






  • 4.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-22-2021 03:28 PM

    Thanks Diane, I'll look him up.

     

    Best,

     

    Mary Anne

     

     

    Mary Anne Caton she | her

    Interim Curator, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

    Wikipedian-in-Residence

     

    Gallery Location:

    Cohen Memorial Hall

    1220 21st Avenue South

    Nashville, TN 37203

     

    615.343.1702

    vanderbilt.edu/gallery

     

     

     




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  • 5.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 09:48 AM
    Exhibit fabrication companies that I have worked with in the past often have had the ability to produce custom artifact mounts. I am relatively new to TN and have not worked with fabrication companies here yet, but there are some in Nashville that might be worth contacting.

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    Kristy Griffin
    Assistant Director
    Art Museum of the University of Memphis
    Memphis TN
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  • 6.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-28-2021 10:06 PM
    Marion Caton,
    You can find Earl Lock at earllock@sbcglobal.net
    Best Pam Gaible

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    Pam Gaible
    Mount Shop Supervisor
    Field Museum of Natural History
    Chicago IL
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  • 7.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 10:56 AM
    I have a recommendation in Chicago if that helps:

    Derek Sutfin
    773-301-6506

    Robert M. Plogman (he/him)

    Assistant Director, Exhibitions and Facilities Management

     

    Institute and Museum of California Art

    University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, CA, 92697-1000



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    Robert Plogman
    UCI Institute and Museum of California Art
    Irvine CA
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  • 8.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 11:01 AM

    Thank you Robert, much appreciated.

     

    Best,

    Mary Anne

     

    Mary Anne Caton she | her

    Interim Curator, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

    Wikipedian-in-Residence

     

    Gallery Location:

    Cohen Memorial Hall

    1220 21st Avenue South

    Nashville, TN 37203

     

    615.343.1702

    vanderbilt.edu/gallery

     

     

     




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  • 9.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 11:18 AM
    If you're still looking, Andy Talley in Chicago is excellent.  I'm happy to forward his contact info if you'd like.

    Adam

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    Adam Mikos
    Gallery and Facility Manager
    Chicago IL
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  • 10.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 01:14 PM
    Edited by Tim Burnham 06-23-2021 01:15 PM
    Hi, Ms. Caton.

    Have you tried contacting the exhibits departments of the TN State, Science and Frist museums (or other local museums)? I'm sure between them you'd get some recommendations. Also, you might speak to Craig Dunn at 1220 Exhibits in Nashville.   http://www.1220.com/

    Regards,
    Tim Burnham
    Project Management - Exhibits & Environments
    tim@tburnham.com




  • 11.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 01:21 PM
    I saw this post the other day and thought Chicago might be too far away.  But if it isn't,  my company Callahan art & Associates has been fabricating mounts for over 35 years. Callahan art & Associates Mounts.
    I would be happy to send you an estimate for your project.

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    Dennis Callahan
    Callahan art & Associates
    Chicago IL
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  • 12.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 01:39 PM
    Mary Ann, 

    Did you try 1220 Exhibits in Nashville? I'm from the Nashville area originally and I had worked with them years ago...Tn State Museum used the freelance mountmakers from Design & Production (D&P) in Virginia. Luke Minter & Luis Santana. They both live in Northern Virginia and will travel anywhere. I just saw them out in here in Seattle working for University of Washington for about a year.

    Clete Wood
    Preparator
    MoPOP Seattle, WA

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    Clete Wood
    Preparator
    Museum of Pop Culture
    Seattle WA
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  • 13.  RE: custom object mounts for exhibits

    Posted 06-23-2021 03:05 PM

    Thanks Celte. I've worked with Luis before but hoped to find someone closer than DC.

     

    Best,

    Mary Anne

     

     

    Mary Anne Caton she | her

    Interim Curator, Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery

    Wikipedian-in-Residence

     

    Gallery Location:

    Cohen Memorial Hall

    1220 21st Avenue South

    Nashville, TN 37203

     

    615.343.1702

    vanderbilt.edu/gallery

     

     

     




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