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Pivotal Open-Access Publication on

Conserving Canvas Paintings Now
Available
This book is destined to become a standard reference for the
international conservation community
Topics
Science & Tech, Inside Getty, Art & Architecture

Conserving Canvas
Authors
Cynthia Schwarz, Ian McClure, and Jim Coddington

Publication Details

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Jul 25, 2023

The care and conservation of paintings on canvas is

an ongoing concern for museums and collections
around the world.
In 2019, Yale University, with the support of Getty, held an
international conference, where nearly 400 attendees from more than
20 countries gathered to discuss this vital topic. This was the first
major symposium on the subject since 1974, when wax-resin and
glue-paste lining reigned as the predominant conservation
techniques. Over the past 50 years, such methods, which were often
destructive to artworks, have become less widely used in favor of
more minimalist approaches to intervention. More recent decades
have witnessed the reevaluation of traditional practices as well as
focused research supporting significant new methodologies,
procedures, and synthetic materials for the care and conservation of
paintings on fabric supports.

Using Getty’s digital publishing platform Quire, Conserving Canvas

compiles the proceedings of the conference, presenting a wide array
of papers and posters that provide important global perspectives on
the history, current state, and future needs of the field. Featuring an
expansive glossary of terms that will be an invaluable resource for
conservators, this publication is the most authoritative in nearly 50
years on the subject of conserving paintings on canvas.

Reflecting Getty's commitment to open content, Conserving Canvas is

available online and may be downloaded free of charge as a PDF or
EPUB. For readers who wish to have a bound reference copy, a
paperback edition is also available for purchase.

Author Information
Cynthia Schwarz is senior associate conservator, Yale University Art Gallery.

Ian McClure is retired senior director of the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
and the Susan Morse Hilles Chief Conservator, Yale University Art Gallery.

Jim Coddington is retired chief conservator, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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