Carol Brower Wilhelm is the co-founder, along with Henry G. Wilhelm, and vice-president of Wilhelm Imaging Research. Brower and Wilhelm began their association in 1978 during the early controversy regarding potential adverse effects of alkaline-buffered boards and papers on color photographs. Brower started investigating fine art conservation in 1970, first as a student in the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute (1969–1974), and continuing after graduation as proprietor of the Conservation Matting Studio (1971–1995), located in the Greenwich Village section of New York City.

Working as an artist herself, and coupled with a strong concern about the longevity of photographic papers, drawing papers, pencils, inks, and mounting materials, her studio attracted and served clients for whom preservation was a high priority. Among these were many of the major photography galleries in New York, including Castelli Graphics, Laurence Miller Gallery, Life Picture Gallery, Light Gallery, and Pace/MacGill Gallery.

During this 25-year period, Brower Wilhelm worked closely with numerous photographers, curators, gallery directors, and private collectors, and handled original photographs made with a wide variety of materials spanning the history of photography and representing a broad spectrum of photographers, ranging from the little-known to the historically prominent.

Carol Brower Wilhelm and Henry Wilhelm are the authors of the landmark 744-page book, The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures, published in 1993.

References

The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures, 1993, ISBN 0911515003

http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

“Who Is Henry Wilhelm”, Popular Photography. June 1990.

Anders, George (July 31, 2003). “In a Digital Age, Who Knows When Photographs Will Fade”. The Wall Street Journal.

“Guggenheim Fellows,” John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Riper, Frank Van (November 24, 1995). “Watching the Colors Fade”. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 17, 2018

Hendriks, Klaus (August 1994). “The Permanence and Care of.. (Review)”. Popular Photography.

Moore, Kevin D. (2010). Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970–1980. Distributed Art Pub Incorporated. ISBN 9783775724906