Learn from the Experts
Preservation and Stewardship
Learn from the Experts
Saw an article that you enjoyed, but it’s not posted on the front page anymore? Here you can read all the past articles submitted by Art-Care members. All articles are listed in four sections: In the Studio: Articles by Conservators, Focal Point: Articles by Appraisers, Spotlight: Articles by Art-Related Service Providers and Other Featured Articles.
In the Studio: Articles by Conservators
DO NOT let your fingers do the walking!
- By Scott Haskins, FACL, Inc.
- By Scott Haskins – Conservator of Fine Art
This “video” demonstrates one of the ways a painting can be cleaned. There are also more technical or analytical methods that are often employed depending on the problems that need to be identified and confronted. 30 min.
Advice from a Confirmed Bench Worker
- By Caroline Keck AIC IIC Fellow
- By Kenneth Katz
Kenneth Katz tells us how picking the right conservator is like choosing any other professional. Comfort and quality are the key elements in choosing a conservator.
- By Judith Person
Julia Brennan developed a love for handmade fabrics growing up in Southeast Asia where embroidery and weaving are an important part of the culture. Today, as the guiding force behind Textile Conservation Services she is conserving the past.
Painting Conservation, Step by Step
- Many people think conservators are the “magicians” of the art world. They are actually trained art historians, chemists and materials scientists, and they combine these areas of knowledge with the manual dexterity and color sense of a skilled artist. A good painting restorer or conservator must be as talented as the original artist if his or her handiwork isn’t to leap out at the viewer as a clumsy repainting of the original art. Follow along as a professional painting conservator restores this fine portrait.
Focal Point: Articles by Appraisers
- By Alissa J. Anderson, Anderson Shea Art Appraisals
When advising a client, who wants to build an art collection as his/her main investment, it would be important to stress the risk involved in art investment. Since the nineteenth century, art dealers have been advising clients to buy art they enjoy. This is the single, most important element of collecting because if a piece loses its market value, the collector still has a personal attachment to it. Buying what you love is the safest way to invest in art.
- By Miriam L. Smith, Art Resource Group
Knowledgeable art experts are not always qualified appraisers. Finding a reputable and experienced art appraiser is essential for every collector, museum, artist, and investor. Appraisals are also used by lawyers, insurance agents and accountants who advise collectors. When an appraisal is prepared correctly, it can avoid substantial financial loss. Certified fine art and decorative art appraisers are trained and tested in the theory, history and the law of art valuation.
The Professional Art Appraisal: What to Expect
- By Randolph E. Osman
Choosing a professional appraiser is never easy. Randolph E. Osman explains what to look for when choosing an appraiser, from the basic facts to details you may not think to check.
- By Newbold RichardsonTextiles are unique in the greater world of the decorative arts. Long under valued and intensely personal, generations of orphaned historic costume, needlework, laces, linens, and quilts have been carefully stored away by people loathe to dispose of family history.
Spotlight: Articles by Art-Related Service Providers
- By Kimberly Jones of FORTRESS
Tips on How to Ship Your Valuable Painting
- By Wayne ReynoldsSometimes the frame is every bit as interesting—and valuable—as what it contains.
- By Carol Hagen, CEO Curator Management Systems
Other Featured Articles
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