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Robert Cushman (curator)

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272:, the library's director praised Cushman's methods as curator, "This cleaning process not only removed them from that paper but also got rid of the residual chemicals, so you could keep them in better shape." 116:
as of 2009. Additional images were acquired by Cushman through his solicitation of donations from major Hollywood film studios, individuals and their families during his 37-year tenure with the Academy.
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Library, credited Cushman with make the library's collection of industry photography more user friendly, "He also developed the protocols of organizing the material so it was accessible.
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In 1972, Cushman joined the staff of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and became photographic curator of the Margaret Herrick Library's collection of photographs.
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photographs, which allowed for the retrieval and removal of photos which had been previously adhered to books. Cushman's method, which removed paper,
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from the photographs proved valuable to the library's efforts to preserve and restore the images. In an interview with the
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Cushman restored his Los Angeles house, a Queen Anne Victorian home constructed in 1895. The home was named a
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collection, which now has more than 10 million individual photographs as of 2009. Cushman obtained
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Robert Cushman died on July 13, 2009, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in
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Cushman contributed writings and photographs to a number of books on
263: 197:, the Academy developed and organized the Margaret Herrick Library's 182:. Cushman held both of these positions prior to joining the Academy. 170:
with the American Film Institute (AFI). He was also employed by the
202: 138:. His initial interest in film began in 1950, when he went to the 311: 194: 135: 108:. The collection is estimated to consist of more than 10 million 93: 78: 46: 185: 109: 259: 209:'s most important studios, including the collection from 163:(UCLA). He also took some post-graduate courses at UCLA. 310:" - Cushman contributed as the book's photographic 303:Rediscovered: Rare Pictures of a Hollywood Legend" 89:(November 7, 1946 – July 13, 2009) was the 480: 509:University of California, Los Angeles alumni 504:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 186:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 98:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 205:photographic collections from some of the 371: 369: 367: 365: 363: 361: 359: 357: 355: 353: 16:American photography curator (1946–2009) 146:, to watch a reissue of the 1939 film, 481: 429: 427: 425: 423: 421: 419: 350: 277:Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument 417: 415: 413: 411: 409: 407: 405: 403: 401: 399: 161:University of California, Los Angeles 433: 250:Cushman developed his own method of 13: 396: 14: 540: 458: 282: 172:Los Angeles County Museum of Art 524:People from Fort Wayne, Indiana 295:. His contributions included: 1: 343: 125: 193:Under Cushman's guidance as 120: 7: 377:"Robert Cushman dies at 62" 10: 545: 434:King, Susan (2009-07-17). 106:Beverly Hills, California 73: 54: 28: 21: 519:People from Indianapolis 474:Margaret Herrick Library 331: 102:Margaret Herrick Library 514:People from Los Angeles 293:entertainment industry 529:Photography curators 166:Cushman worked as a 130:Cushman was born in 174:, where he created 144:Fort Wayne, Indiana 338:Edgewood, Kentucky 66:Edgewood, Kentucky 499:American curators 441:Los Angeles Times 308:Douglas Fairbanks 269:Los Angeles Times 227:Katharine Hepburn 219:Douglas Fairbanks 178:for the museum's 157:bachelor's degree 84: 83: 536: 452: 451: 449: 448: 431: 394: 393: 391: 390: 373: 245:Margaret Herrick 217:, the family of 149:The Wizard of Oz 61: 39:November 7, 1946 38: 36: 19: 18: 544: 543: 539: 538: 537: 535: 534: 533: 479: 478: 461: 456: 455: 446: 444: 432: 397: 388: 386: 375: 374: 351: 346: 334: 285: 188: 168:research fellow 128: 123: 69: 63: 59: 50: 40: 34: 32: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 542: 532: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 477: 476: 471: 465:Robert Cushman 460: 459:External links 457: 454: 453: 395: 348: 347: 345: 342: 333: 330: 329: 328: 321: 314: 304: 284: 283:Works authored 281: 211:United Artists 187: 184: 155:He earned his 140:Rialto Theater 127: 124: 122: 119: 87:Robert Cushman 82: 81: 75: 71: 70: 64: 62:(aged 62) 56: 52: 51: 41: 30: 26: 25: 23:Robert Cushman 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 541: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 486: 484: 475: 472: 470: 466: 463: 462: 443: 442: 437: 430: 428: 426: 424: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 410: 408: 406: 404: 402: 400: 384: 383: 378: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 362: 360: 358: 356: 354: 349: 341: 339: 326: 325:Stacey Endres 322: 319: 315: 313: 309: 305: 302: 301:Mary Pickford 298: 297: 296: 294: 290: 280: 278: 273: 271: 270: 265: 261: 257: 253: 248: 246: 242: 238: 234: 232: 228: 224: 223:Buster Keaton 220: 216: 212: 208: 207:film industry 204: 200: 196: 191: 183: 181: 177: 176:program notes 173: 169: 164: 162: 158: 153: 151: 150: 145: 141: 137: 133: 118: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 92: 88: 80: 76: 72: 67: 58:July 13, 2009 57: 53: 48: 44: 31: 27: 20: 445:. Retrieved 439: 387:. Retrieved 385:. 2009-07-16 380: 335: 286: 274: 267: 249: 235: 231:George Cukor 215:Harold Lloyd 199:photographic 192: 189: 165: 154: 147: 132:Indianapolis 129: 86: 85: 60:(2009-07-13) 43:Indianapolis 494:2009 deaths 489:1946 births 180:film series 114:photographs 91:photography 483:Categories 447:2009-08-02 389:2009-08-01 344:References 262:and other 256:preserving 237:Linda Mehr 126:Early life 74:Occupation 35:1946-11-07 318:Star Trek 289:Hollywood 279:in 1979. 264:chemicals 159:from the 121:Biography 291:and the 252:cleaning 241:director 203:archival 96:for the 382:Variety 243:of the 195:curator 136:Indiana 94:curator 79:curator 47:Indiana 312:editor 110:images 77:Photo 68:, U.S. 49:, U.S. 332:Death 469:IMDb 260:glue 254:and 229:and 112:and 55:Died 29:Born 467:at 142:in 104:in 485:: 438:. 398:^ 379:. 352:^ 239:, 233:. 225:, 221:, 152:. 134:, 45:, 450:. 392:. 327:. 320:" 306:" 299:" 37:) 33:(

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Indianapolis
Indiana
Edgewood, Kentucky
curator
photography
curator
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Margaret Herrick Library
Beverly Hills, California
images
photographs
Indianapolis
Indiana
Rialto Theater
Fort Wayne, Indiana
The Wizard of Oz
bachelor's degree
University of California, Los Angeles
research fellow
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
program notes
film series
curator
photographic
archival
film industry
United Artists
Harold Lloyd
Douglas Fairbanks
Buster Keaton

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