Personal viewpoints : thoughts about paintings conservation : a seminar organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, June 21-22, 2001 / edited by Mark Leonard.
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The conservator as narrator : changed perspective in the conservation of paintings / David Bromford -- Croce e delizia / Andre Rothe -- Comments / John Walsh -- Comments / Ashok Roy -- Panel discussion. The artist's voice / Mark Leonard -- Ravished images restored / Jorgen Wadum -- Comments / Philip Conisbee -- Panel discussion. Embracing humility in the shadow of the artist / Carol Mancusi-Ungaro -- Episodes from a pilgrimage / Zahira Veliz -- Comments / Scott Schaefer -- Panel discussion -- Closing remarks / John Walsh.
Summary:
In this volume, conservators, curators, and conservation scientists candidly reflect on the challenges and sometimes controversial choices involved in treating works of art.
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