This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $145 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
The Creation, 1935 Aaron Douglas, Oil on Masonite, Collection of The Gallery of Art, Howard University, Washington D.C.
Photograph: Dawoud Bey, 1987
Sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Additional support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, New York State Council for the Arts and invaluable assistance provided by the New York State Museum.
The operation of the museum is supported in part by funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs