House paints, 1900-1960 : history and use / Harriet A.L. Standeven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Standeven, Harriet A. L.

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Series:

Research in conservation (Unnumbered)

Research in conservation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paint materials.

Physical Description:

vi, 147 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2011]

Summary:

Standeven is a freelance conservator specializing in the care of modern and contemporary art. This meticulously researched and clearly organized presentation arises from her need to sort out the contents and characteristics of ready-made house paints as they evolved and became ubiquitous in the 20th century. Many artists have used house paints (Picasso was an early experimenter), and that creates a multiplicity of tasks for conservators who must understand components and their characteristics. A history of the paint industry--ready-mixed oil paints, developments of synthetic resins, and key developments in pigmentation--leads into more detailed discussion of oil-based paints, water paints, nitrocellulose lacquers, and oleoresinous and emulsion paints based on synthetic resins. The final chapter summarizes conservation implications of the presence of household paints. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

1606060678

9781606060674

OCLC:

676727558

Publisher Number:

99947766618