Materials issues in art and archaeology. 2

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5544862

Vandiver, P B ^[1]; Druzik, J ^[2]; Wheeler, G S ^[3]

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1. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (United States)
2. Getty Conservation Inst., Marina Del Ray, CA (US)
3. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (United States)

the purpose of this meeting is to present new and current research which: shares an empirical methodology of observation and measurement; concerns interdisciplinary studies of art, archaeology, architecture, ancient technology, and conservation; and uses the knowledge, methods and tools of materials science and engineering. Druzik introduced the symposium as follows: It is not inaccurate to say that Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II is a continuing experiment. It is an experiment in the sense that conservation scientists, materials scientists who usually deal with the properties and processing of modern technology, and those who study the materials and processing of ancient cultures seldom have an opportunity to experience each other's unique problems. While the conservation of artistic and cultural properties often involves the very same objects as those studied by students of ancient technology these two specialized species seldom, if ever, attend the same meetings, publish in the same journals, or can even name a paltry subset of the other discipline's more famous characters and controversies. And, what do the Real Material Scientists think of these two odd birds. Well, that's what we really want to find out. Because it's certainly clear to myself and my co-organizers that the MRS has undreamed of potential and wealth to help solve many of the questions we pose about past cultures, their tools, their aesthetic sensibilities and their preservation for future generations were we only imaginative enough to exploit it.

• OSTI ID: 5544862
• Report Number(s): CONF-900466--; ISBN: 1-55899-074-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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