Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will remediate, stabilize, catalog, and archive 125 illustrations by children's book artist Leonard Weisgard (1916-2000), to prepare them for future conservation, research, digitization, and exhibition. The delicate artworks have been severely compromised by mildew and mold from decades of being housed in a barn in Denmark without proper storage or climate control, which also precludes them from being stored at the museum since they would jeopardize other works. The museum will also purchase appropriate shelving, and photo-document the remediation, storage, and cataloging of the illustrations to assist staff in developing protocols for managing future collections care. The project's success will be measured by documentation of the remediation and stabilization efforts, the efficient and appropriate storage of the Weisgard collection, and increased staff expertise in best practices for collections management.