The Picture so Far

50 Years of Painting Conservation

Edited by Abigail Granville Edited by Laura Hinde Edited by Sophie Plender Edited by Hayley Tomlinson Edited by Nancy Wade

Book cover: The Picture so Far

Extent: 156 pages

Publisher: Archetype Publications Ltd 

Subjects: Art & Art History

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2017)

ISBN: 9781909492240

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $70.00

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The papers in this volume look back over the people, places and occurrences which shaped the first 50 years of painting conservation practice and development – particularly in the UK and the USA. Thirteen contributors reflect on a variety of topics including: the historic and on-going debates surrounding the notion of patina; the influence of science and technology on conservation practice; developments in aqueous cleaning methods; the importance of archives, oral history and film, and the role of replicas.


The conference papers in this volume look back over the people, places and occurrences which shaped the first 50 years of painting conservation practice and development – particularly in the UK and the USA. Thirteen authors reflect on a variety of topics including: the historic and on-going debates surrounding the notion of patina; the influence of science and technology on conservation practice; developments in aqueous cleaning methods; the importance of archives, oral history and film, and the role of replicas. The texts in this volume were presented at the BAPCR conference: Paintings Conservation: The Picture so Far on September 2013

Three Days That Changed Conservation

David Bomford

The influence of science and technology on the conservation and technical study of paintings in the last 50 Years - a personal viewpoint

Aviva Burnstock

Powerful personalities and pioneers of painting conservation: from the FAIC Oral History Project

Joyce Hill Stoner

Aqueous Cleaning Methods in Fine Art Conservation: 1984-2014

Richard Wolbers

Sense and Sensibility and Patina

Salvador Munoz-Vinas

POSTERS

The Picture So Far - Some Further Thoughts

Simon Howell

Re-publication of I Remember When...

David Bull and Robert Shepherd

150 Years of Conservation at the Bowes Museum

Jon Old

The Adaptation and Application of Studio Conservation Techniques in the

Restoration of Historic Decorative Interiors

Elsa Guerreiro et al.

The 1974 Greenwich Lining Conference

Elizabeth Hamilton Eddy et al. (National Maritime Museum)

Archives Held at the Hamilton Kerr Institute

Spike Bucklow et al.

Conservation on Film

Harriet Pearson

The Replication of Paintings: Contemporary Approaches Towards the Use of Replicas as Tools for Preventive Conservation, Public Interaction and Research

Charles Reed

States of Transience in Drawing Practices and the Conservation of Museum Artworks

Brian Fay,

Three Days That Changed Conservation

David Bomford

The influence of science and technology on the conservation and technical study of paintings in the last 50 Years - a personal viewpoint

Aviva Burnstock

Powerful personalities and pioneers of painting conservation: from the FAIC Oral History Project

Joyce Hill Stoner

Aqueous Cleaning Methods in Fine Art Conservation: 1984-2014

Richard Wolbers

Sense and Sensibility and Patina

Salvador Muñoz-Viñas

POSTERS

The Picture So Far – Some Further Thoughts

Simon Howell

Re-publication of I Remember When…

David Bull and Robert Shepherd

150 Years of Conservation at the Bowes Museum

Jon Old

The Adaptation and Application of Studio Conservation Techniques in the

Restoration of Historic Decorative Interiors

Elsa Guerreiro et al.

The 1974 Greenwich Lining Conference

Elizabeth Hamilton Eddy et al. (National Maritime Museum)

Archives Held at the Hamilton Kerr Institute

Spike Bucklow et al.

Conservation on Film

Harriet Pearson

The Replication of Paintings: Contemporary Approaches Towards the Use of Replicas as Tools for Preventive Conservation, Public Interaction and Research

Charles Reed

States of Transience in Drawing Practices and the Conservation of Museum Artworks

Brian Fay

  • Edited by Abigail Granville
  • Edited by Laura Hinde
  • Edited by Sophie Plender
  • Edited by Hayley Tomlinson
  • Edited by Nancy Wade