Comment by msephton
2 years ago
Thanks for the info! If it's always on display then it's more than likely a later reproduction rather than an original impression, as original impressions need to be stored away for long periods of time to minimise fading. You can use a guide by The British Museum to figure out if it's an early impression, if it's not already known. https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/great-wave-spot-differenc...
I'd take a look, but it's not listed on the LSU MoA collection website?
It's in a pull-out drawer display covered in glass. I'll ask the curator for more info.
Visiting from New Orleans and would love to check it out tomorrow or Tuesday, or even next Saturday!
It's in a (very well protected) set of art drawers in the children's section just left of the lobby when you come up to the gallery floor in the elevator.
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“Stored away for long periods of time to minimise fading” is such a polite way of saying “so that future generations have a chance of seeing it, _you_ aren’t able to see it today”.
Doesn’t the constitution or Declaration of Independence only uncover itself every ten minutes so to reduce fading?
I thought I remember that.
at least not here, maybe somewhere else? "this isn't the impression you're looking for" waves hand