Graham Bignell Paper Conservation

 

Contact: Graham Bignell

Phone: 02077293161

Fax: 02077293161

Mobile: 07980119261

Email: graham.bignell@talk21.com


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I originally trained at the Public Record Office in London. After ten years of archive conservation in the civil service I undertook a diploma course in Prints & Drawings Restoration at Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts. I established my first conservation studio in 1981 and moved to larger premises in 1986 establishing an independant group of related craft and artist studios known as New Hoxton Workshops. In the early part of 1993 the majority of studios moved to the present building in Coronet street.

I am a member of ICON & listed with the Conservation Unit's Register of Conservators.


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The studio specialises in the conservation & restoration of all works of art on paper and parchment. This field encompasses watercolours, prints (engravings, etchings. lithographs or any other print medium), drawings, posters, maps & manuscripts as well as all types of archival material. We specialise in the conservation of large posters maps and prints.

Click on a category to see some examples of my work
Books
Posters
Parchment
Prints, Drawings and Artwork
Documents


Book Conservation

PhotobucketBroadwood piano company records prior to paper conservation


PhotobucketDamaged page during repair


PhotobucketBook collated, folded and ready for binding


PhotobucketA repaired Volume


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Poster Conservation and Restoration


Photobucket2.5m nineteenth century poster prior to repair


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Poster after lining and repair


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Film poster after restoration


PhotobucketFinished and framed poster after conservation


PhotobucketFinished and framed poster after conservation


PhotobucketBoxing poster prior to restoration


PhotobucketBoxing poster after restoration


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Parchment Conservation


PhotobucketParchment prior to cleaning and conservation


PhotobucketParchment charter mounted and framed with museum glass


PhotobucketAnother parchment charter mounted and framed with museum glass


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Prints, Drawings and Artwork Restoration and Conservation


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Graham Bignell working on Damien Hursts' "Butterfly" Piece


PhotobucketPhotographic and cuttings book prior to conservation


PhotobucketRepaired and rebound photographic and cuttings book


PhotobucketBacking removal of a drawing


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Seventeenth century Chinese painting on paper after selotape has been removed


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Seventeenth century Chinese painting repaired and retouched


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Document Conservation and Restoration


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Flood Damaged Documents


PhotobucketSpine damage and selotape to a book of documents


PhotobucketUnrepaired documents in poor quality binding prior to conservation


PhotobucketRepaired documents rebound in new guard book


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