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Creator:
Lake, Susan
Title(s):
Clyfford Still : the artist's materials / Susan F. Lake, Barbara A. Ramsay ; with contributions by Alan Phenix and Joy Mazurek.
Published/Created:
Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2022]
Physical Description:
ix, 166 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Holdings:
Reference Library
NJ18.St48 L35 2022 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Among the most radical of the great American Abstract Expressionist painters, Clyfford Still has until now also been among the least studied. This book, based on the authors' unprecedented access to Still's oeuvre, provides the first detailed account of the artist's materials, working methods, and techniques. Initial chapters provide an overview of Still's life, while subsequent chapters trace the development of his style, offer materials analysis of selected works from each decade of his career, and suggest new approaches to the care and conservation of his paintings. The narrative is complemented by a series of technical appendices and a full bibliography"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Terms:
Artists' materials -- Analysis.
Artists' materials -- Analysis.
Paint materials -- Analysis.
Paint materials -- Analysis.
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Technique.
Painting, Modern -- Technique.
Still, Clyfford, 1904–1980.
Still, Clyfford, 1904–1980.
Contributors:
Ramsay, Barbara A., author.
Phenix, Alan, contibutor.
Mazurek, Joy, contibutor.
Getty Conservation Institute, issuing body.
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  • A Life in Art. Early Life and Education
  • The Itinerant Artist and Teacher
  • The Myth and the Man
  • Visions and Revisions. 1940s: The Development of a Visual Vocabulary
  • 1950s-1970s: Endless Self-Renewal
  • Replicas
  • Painting Materials. Auxiliary Supports: Strainers and Stretchers
  • Supports: Fabrics
  • Sizing and Priming
  • Sketches and Underdrawing
  • Paints
  • Pigments
  • Paint Medium
  • Surface Coatings
  • Signatures, Titles, and Other Inscriptions
  • Frames
  • Condition and Conservation. Fatty Acid Efflorescence
  • Metal Soaps
  • Discoloration and Fading
  • A Question of Gloss
  • Appendix I. Analysis of 40 Dry Pigments in Containers from Still's Studio
  • Appendix II. Analysis of 15 Tube Paints from Still's Studio
  • Appendix III. Pigments Identified in 37 Paintings, 1942-
  • Appendix IV. Binding Media Identified in 37 Paintings, 1942-
  • Appendix V. Still's Instructions on the Care of His Paintings
  • Appendix VI. Analytical Methods, Instrumentation, and Sample Preparation.