Manager Sales

Stephanie Atwood

** ****** ******, *********, ** 14607

******.*********@*****.***

312-***-****

Education

. Ryerson University: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

****-**** ********* *** ****** of Arts (October 2010)

Photographic Preservation and Collections Management

In conjunction with George Eastman House Museum

Ryerson Graduate Award 2008 & 2009

. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

2003-2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts

Specialization in Photography, Studio, and Art History

Bachelor of Arts Fellowship 2007

Off-Campus Honorarium Exhibition 2006

Key Skills

. Strong knowledge of archival methods and analysis techniques

. Able to maintain an accurate record keeping system

. Experience in organizing, cataloging, and inventorying items and

materials in The Museum System (TMS)

. Able to prepare finding aids to locate archival and library materials

. Knowledge of archival procedures for placement of archival holdings

in stack

. Experience in obtaining, moving, housing, labeling, and filing

holdings within prescribed formats

. Specialized in history of 19th and 20th century photography

. Knowledge of Traditional and Digital Image Capture and printing

. Experience working in museums, commercial businesses, and private

studios

. Follower of the American Association of Museums Ethics

Internship Experience

. George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film:

Rochester, NY

September 2009 - Present, Museum Practicum

Evaluated and produced condition reports for GEH's Truth/Beauty

traveling exhibition, Jeff Dunas' "State of the Blues," and L szl Moholy-

Nagy and Lewis Hine's silver gelatin prints. Kept inventory and cataloged

a section of the Donald Weber Collection. Researched, cataloged, and

produced finding aids for GEH's collection of Pannotypes and various

photographic objects.

. Chicago History Museum: Chicago, Illinois

May-June 2009 Prints & Photographs Intern

Internship Experience (Continued)

Re-housed and cataloged over 1,000 of Hedrich-Blessing's

architectural photography collection.

. Chicago History Museum: Chicago, Illinois

May-June 2009 Paper Conservator Intern

Lowered the museum's backlog by working with conservator Carol

Turchan to flatten, clean, repair, and catalog 70 improperly stored

panoramic photographs.

Private Studio Experience

. Alan Cohen: Chicago, Illinois

January-May 2006 Studio Assistant

Organized and maintained the artist's studio. Printed silver gelatin

proofs of Alan Cohen's "Lines of Authority" from Israel. Photographed and

prepared slides for "20th Century Photography" Art History course for

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Work Experience

. Photo Consultant: Columbus, Ohio

September 2008-Present (Freelance)

Assisting private collectors in cataloging, housing, organizing, and

suggested archival methods for their photographic collections.

. MJR Sales: Plain City, Ohio

March-August 2008 Photographer

Photographed, photo-edited, resized, re-named file numbers and

archived an average of 300 images a day. Responsibilities included

training new assistants and working with other departments.

. Fitch Columbus: Columbus, Ohio

May-August 2003 Co-Op Graphic Designer & Photographer

Designed and developed layouts of the company's industrial products

for board meetings, promotions, and publications.

References

. Alison Nordstr m, Curator of Photography

George Eastman House Museum, 900 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14607

585-***-**** ext. 367, **********@***.***

. Elizabeth Reilly, Collection Manager for Prints and Photographs

Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614

312-***-****, ******@**************.***

. Alan Cohen, Adjunct Professor

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 South Michigan

Avenue,

Suite 605, Chicago IL 60603

312-***-****, ******@****.***

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