Thanks, Chris. Since I now have it stabilized in its frame, I think I will
leave it as-is for now. Others that we have are, as you say, fastened to a
wood frame, and then the entire assembly is framed.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Crawford" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Painting Question
> No it isn't common, it is actually very, very bad. If you want to save the
> painting, you're going to have to get it separated from the broken glass
> (the sharp glass could and will tear the canvas if it is bent). Since it
> is
> glued (Rule #1 in art: NEVER, ever, ever, for any reason, EVER glue a
> canvas, paper, or other base of a work of art to ANYTHING, ever), you're
> probably going to have to fond an art conservator to remove it in an
> archival fashion and remount the canvas on a wooden stretcher frame.
> Canvas
> is mounted on a wood stretcher frame with nails or staples so that it can
> be
> easily removed if needed.
>
>
>
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> On 2/15/09 2:13 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I know there are a lot of photographers out there that are knowledgeable
>> of
>> the art world. I have a question about the painting depicted in the
>> attached
>> link.
>>
>> This painting was given to my Mother many years ago by an elderly aunt
>> who
>> lived in central Kentucky. I have always assumed that it was painted by
>> a
>> local artist, but had no luck tracing the source. When it came into my
>> hands
>> about twenty years ago, the frame was in need of refinishing, so I
>> disassembled the painting to work on the frame. What I discovered was
>> that
>> the canvas was wrapped around and glued to a sheet of glass. At some
>> point,
>> the glass had been severely cracked. I carefully assembled all of the
>> glass
>> pieces and taped up the glass to hold it all together.
>>
>> My question is this: Is this a common practice, backing up canvas with
>> glass?
>> I have never encountered it before.
>>
>> The painting is shown here:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Painting.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and answers welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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