Architectural Paint Analysis: October 23-25, 2012

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will be held at McCrone Research Institute in Chicago. Tuition only includes lunch. Students must make hotel arrangements separately. To register, please click the link on the right.

The analysis of architectural paints and finishes, as opposed to those used in the field of fine art, is rapidly developing from its infancy where paint was scraped on site to the present where scientific analysis is being undertaken not only to determine historic colors, but also to determine other aspects of finishes such as composition and application methods.

David Arbogast, an architectural conservator with over 30 years of experience in the area of historic architectural paint analysis, will provide hands-on instruction in the microscopic analysis of historic architectural paints and other finishes.