Image and media procurement.
Working in collaboration with curatorial and design professionals, Archival Image brings historical rigor and a creative approach to museum exhibitions, didactic displays, and documentaries. Adapting to the shifting needs of each project, we provide extensive topical research drawn not just from stock houses, but also from archival holdings at universities, cultural institutions, media networks, estates, photographers and filmmakers. As a project moves into production, we manage all license negotiation, keeping an eye on the overall budget and timeline.
Image: Sections of Toward a More Perfect Union (left) and The Power of Words, an 88 ft tall media display (right) at the Obama Presidential Center Museum, Chicago, Illinois. Courtesy of the Barack Obama Foundation.
Collection consulting.
Committed to the preservation and use of historical photography and visual materials collections, Archival Image works with clients in an advisory or administrative capacity on acquisitions, asset monetization, and legacy planning. Services may include coordinating appraisal or conservation assessment for a collector, negotiating the terms of donation or sale for an estates, or preparing descriptive inventories and preservation rehousing for creators or cultural institutions. Understanding that stakeholders may have competing interests, we work with clients to navigate complex situations toward their diverse goals.
Image: Otis Rush and Little Bobby Neely perform onstage at Pepper's Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, 1963. Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum.