Notice catalographique « Descriptive terminology for works of art on paper : guidelines for the accurate and consistent description of the materials and techniques of drawings, prints and collages »
- Titre
- Descriptive terminology for works of art on paper : guidelines for the accurate and consistent description of the materials and techniques of drawings, prints and collages
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Ash, Nancy
- Homolka, Scott
- Lussier, Stephanie
- Pollak, Rebecca
- Spaulding, Eliza
- Wolcott, Renée
- Lieu de publication
- Philadelphia
- Maison d'édition
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Date de publication
- 2014
- Collation
- x, 170 p.; ill. (chiefly col.)
- Résumé
- "Scrutiny of exhibition wall labels reveals an ongoing struggle to bring museum visitors clear, accessible, consistent, yet technically accurate information about the materials and techniques of works of art. A quick search of online museum collections and exhibition catalogues exposes inconsistent descriptions and misidentified processes, or widely different descriptions for similar works of art. These examples highlight the pressing need for guidelines that direct how materials and techniques of manufacture are documented and presented. In an attempt to address this need, we undertook a research and documentation project - supported by an IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals grant and substantial volunteer efforts - that has culminated in Descriptive Terminology for Works of Art on Paper.
- Our goal for this publication was to create a system that would allow users with different levels of expertise to describe drawings, collages, and prints as consistently and comprehensively as possible, while addressing the complexities unique to each medium. Descriptive Terminology provides a step-by-step approach to identifying and recording information about the materials and manufacture of works of art on paper, and to recording, updating and adapting media descriptions stored in collections databases. Its users - conservators, curators, registrars, catalogers, and others charged with accurately describing artworks - will bring different levels of knowledge and connoisseurship to the task. The guidelines contained in this publication are intended to help any of them write more meaningful and accurate descriptions through the use of consistent terminology and syntax, regardless of the level of detail ascertained about an artwork. While Descriptive Terminology focuses on art on paper in the Western tradition, many of its guidelines will likely have a more universal application." (Preface)
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Professions - Terminology
- Art - Terms and phrases
- Artists' materials
- Art criticism
- Art appreciation
- Professions libérales - Terminologie
- Art - Mots et locutions
- Matériel d'artistes
- Critique d'art
- Art - Appréciation
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780876332641
- Lien au document en anglais
- https://philamuseum.org/learn/conservation/descriptive-terminology-works-art-on-paper
- Pays
- United States
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- N 7477 A84
- Clé
- 17302
- Collection
- Catalogue