Saving Your Treasures: Works of Art
Saving Your Treasures
Types of Objects
WORKS OF ART
Works of art on paper can include prints, drawings, pastels, watercolors, collages, and many other materials. 
They are generally artists' original works, although some mass-produced images, like Maxfield parrish illustrations, have become collectable and valuable.
Generally, works of art on paper are classified by their media type (charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, etc.) or their technology (block print, lithograph, etc.) and are also more narrowly defined by their support (handmade paper, Japanese paper, etc.). These objects are cared for by paper conservators, some of whom have specialized in a particular area, like pastels for example.
If you have any questions, ask a conservator.
Paintings can be made from different media (acrylic, oil, or wax) and different supports (canvas, board panels, or plaster). Generally, paintings are classified by their media type or their support. These objects are cared for by paintings conservators, some of whom have specialized in a particular area, like mural paintings for example.
How to Hinge & Matte
a Work of Art
Examining, Handling, and Housing Paper-Based Materials
Exhibition
Principles
Environment:
Light
Environment: Relative Humidity & Temperature
Environment: Airborne & Gaseous Pollutants
Environment:
Mold
Sculpture can be made of many different materials, including glass, metal, ceramics, textiles, and stone. Sculptures are cared for by objects conservators, some of whom may have specialized in a specific area, such as large outdoor sculpture.
Glass:
Origins & Properties
Glass:
Fabrication & Technology
Glass:
Deterioration
Glass:
Preventative Care
Metals:
Origins & Properties
Metals:
Fabrication & Technology
Metals:
Deterioration
Metals:
Preventative Care
Ceramics:
Origins & Properties
Ceramics:
Fabrication & Technology
Ceramics:
Deterioration
Ceramics:
Preventative Care
Animal Materials:
Skin & Leather
Animal Materials:
Hair, Hooves, Etc.
Animal Materials:
Bones, Shells, Etc.
Animal Materials:
Deterioration
Animal Materials:
Preventative Care
Stone:
Origins & Properties
Stone: Fabrication & Technology
Stone:
Deterioration
Stone:
Preventative Care
TYPES OF OBJECTS
Types of Objects
WORKS OF ART
Works of art on paper can include prints, drawings, pastels, watercolors, collages, and many other materials. They are generally artists' original works, although some mass-produced images, like Maxfield parrish illustrations, have become collectable and valuable.
Generally, works of art on paper are classified by their media type (charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, etc.) or their technology (block print, lithograph, etc.) and are also more narrowly defined by their support (handmade paper, Japanese paper, etc.). These objects are cared for by paper conservators, some of whom have specialized in a particular area, like pastels for example.
If you have any questions, ask a conservator.
Paintings can be made from different media (acrylic, oil, or wax) and different supports (canvas, board panels, or plaster). Generally, paintings are classified by their media type or their support. These objects are cared for by paintings conservators, some of whom have specialized in a particular area, like mural paintings for example.
| How to Hinge & Matte a Work of Art | Examining, Handling, and Housing Paper-Based Materials | Exhibition Principles |
| Environment: Light | Environment: Relative Humidity & Temperature | Environment: Airborne & Gaseous Pollutants | Environment: Mold |
Sculpture can be made of many different materials, including glass, metal, ceramics, textiles, and stone. Sculptures are cared for by objects conservators, some of whom may have specialized in a specific area, such as large outdoor sculpture.
| Glass: Origins & Properties | Glass: Fabrication & Technology | Glass: Deterioration | Glass: Preventative Care |
| Metals: Origins & Properties | Metals: Fabrication & Technology | Metals: Deterioration | Metals: Preventative Care |
| Ceramics: Origins & Properties | Ceramics: Fabrication & Technology | Ceramics: Deterioration | Ceramics: Preventative Care |
Plant Materials:
Plant Materials:
Plant Materials:
Plant Materials:
Plant Materials: Deterioration -
Plant Materials: Deterioration -
Plant Materials:
| Animal Materials: Skin & Leather | Animal Materials: Hair, Hooves, Etc. | Animal Materials: Bones, Shells, Etc. |
| Animal Materials: Deterioration | Animal Materials: Preventative Care |
| Stone: Origins & Properties | Stone: Fabrication & Technology | Stone: Deterioration | Stone: Preventative Care |
TYPES OF OBJECTS
