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
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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
A collection of historical, technical and philosophical offerings, the appended notes and references are both insightful and informative, giving depth and direction for further inquiry. For those having love for conservation and human creativity as expressed in the visual experience of paintings and the historical tradition of the art restorer with all its skills, flavours and characters, this contribution to the literature is a testament of the time and the people involved, both accurate and genuinely affectionate. Whether just entering the field as an emerging conservator, or as a seasoned practitioner in private or institutional conservation, The Picture So Far: 50 Years of Painting Conservation captures for the reader the spirit of an age, and provides an unfiltered view of our evolving professional history. It is the story of painting conservation.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, Volume 42 pp46-47