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Author Bewer, Francesca G. (Francesca Gabrielle), 1960-

Title A laboratory for art : Harvard's Fogg Museum and the emergence of conservation in America, 1900-1950 / Francesca G. Bewer
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Art Museum ; New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]
©2010

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 MELB  702.88 Bew/Lfa  AVAILABLE
Description 365 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Contents Edward Forbes takes on flaking paint (1899-1910) -- The museum as laboratory (1910s) -- Good chemistry : attracting like minds (1920s) -- A department for conservation and technical research (1930s) -- War as a catalyst for conservation (1940s)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Fogg Art Museum -- History.
Art restorers -- Training of -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Art -- Conservation and restoration.
LC no. 2010013617
ISBN 9781891771538 Harvard Art Museum alkaline paper
1891771531 Harvard Art Museum alkaline paper
9780300154696 Yale University Press (distributor alk. paper)
0300154690 Yale University Press (distributor alk. paper)
Other Titles Harvard's Fogg Museum and the emergence of conservation in America, 1900-1950