Conservators Advise Artists

Abstract

Each of us, artist, instructor, curator, and art conservator, share in common our ability and desire to learn from and build upon the past. In this regard there is no substitute for the original work of art itself. Few works of art have the chance of surviving intact without careful planning and judicious choice of materials and techniques by the artist.It is our responsibility to encourage the artist to use the best materials and techniques so that his work will endure the test of time physically as well as aesthetically. This is best accomplished by early training of the art student in sound principles of craftsmanship.“Continuing education” seminars should be organized periodically in various geographic locations for the practicing artist, as a refresher course and to familiarize the artist with current developments in materials and the craft of painting.

Cite this work

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 3 citations exist upstream.