Karl McCool, Museum of Modern Art, Summer 2014, HFPA
During my summer internship at The Museum of Modern Art Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center in Hamlin, Pennsylvania, I observed and participated in the daily operations of a major film repository, including film handling, accessioning, special collections processing, reshelving and rehousing of materials, cataloging, vault management, and loan execution. I handled both 16mm and 35mm film (safety, acetate, and nitrate), handling print and preprint elements from the 1930s to 2014. In addition to working with film, I also worked extensively with Special Collections items, including animation cells and storyboards, correspondence, and a wide variety of film-related ephemera from their large collection of film stills to costumes, promotional items and toys. My internship also allowed me to observe and assist in ongoing preservation projects.
Karl McCool at the Museum of Modern Art
