tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4568130685644402644..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Collections Management ExposedWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-89172550287711245762007-09-24T10:08:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:08:00.000-04:00Ramona,Great stories. I haven't had any brushes w...Ramona,<BR/><BR/>Great stories. I haven't had any brushes with the famous during my museum career. How fun!<BR/><BR/>Joyce,<BR/>In one of my stories, which is only and outline so far, a body is found in a particular spot in Clayton. The whole art mystery thing has been cheapened by DaVinci Code, so mine will focus more on the museum as a great place to hide a body and to obtain an antique, unregistered weapon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-26438176672772701142007-09-24T09:06:00.000-04:002007-09-24T09:06:00.000-04:00Brenda, shouldn't you be writing an art mystery???...Brenda, shouldn't you be writing an art mystery???Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-43426935390904564382007-09-24T08:13:00.000-04:002007-09-24T08:13:00.000-04:00Brenda, when I was in grad school, I worked in a f...Brenda, when I was in grad school, I worked in a fine arts museum, answering the phone and doing membership and whatever else you have to do when you have a staff of six. Our museum had acquired a mummy, and we were in the process of building a spiffy new Egyptian Gallery. During the renovation, the mummy (nicknamed "Joan") was kept in the storage room, in "open air"--meaning, she was lying out on a table. Anytime I'd go down there, I'd toss off a "Hi, Joan" just in case she was getting pissed at such casual treatment. She has proper digs now, I'm happy to report.<BR/><BR/>My other museum story is about the time we had a gala for the new university president, and Mikhail Baryshnikov performed. He came to the museum, sat in my chair and used my telephone. He also smiled at me. I still get a thrill about that.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12605083489888268142007-09-24T07:46:00.000-04:002007-09-24T07:46:00.000-04:00Oh, I should have said that. We also have a data ...Oh, I should have said that. We also have a data base called Vernon that can be queried in a variety of ways. For example, you can search "JP Morgan" in the provenance field to find everything in the collection that was once owned by JP Morgan. The paper files contain all of the documents associated with the oject. Bills of sale, letters to and from Helen Frick, journal articles, etc.<BR/><BR/>Excellent question, Tory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-3424950489622190732007-09-24T07:30:00.000-04:002007-09-24T07:30:00.000-04:00Why aren't "collection files" computerized? I mea...Why aren't "collection files" computerized? I mean, we are in the information age, aren't we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com