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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:2002.364-SC43312.jpg|thumb|Nelly Murphy<br>MFA# 2002.364]]
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A general name for a stick of [[chalk]], [[charcoal]], [[grease]], or [[wax]] used for drawing.
  
A general name for a stick of colored [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal charcoal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grease grease], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax wax] used for drawing.
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See also [[charcoal crayon]], [[Conte crayon]], [[pastel]], [[wax crayon]], [[grease pencil]], [[colored pencil]], and [[lithograph crayon]].
 
 
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal%20crayon charcoal crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cont%C3%A9%20crayon Conté crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pastel pastel], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax%20crayon wax crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grease%20pencil grease pencil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=colored%20pencil colored pencil], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lithographic%20crayon lithographic crayon].
 
 
 
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== Additional Information ==
 
 
 
M.Holben Ellis, M.Brigitte Yeh,"Categories of Wax-based Drawing Media" ''WAAC Newsletter'', Vol 19(3), 1997.
 
  
 
== Comparisons ==
 
== Comparisons ==
  
 
[[media:download_file_551.pdf|Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers]]
 
[[media:download_file_551.pdf|Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers]]
 
[[media:download_file_551.pdf|Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers]]
 
 
 
 
 
== Additional Images ==
 
== Additional Images ==
  
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File:crayola crayon3 100X.jpg|Crayola crayon
 
File:crayola crayon3 100X.jpg|Crayola crayon
 
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
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* M.Holben Ellis, M.Brigitte Yeh,"Categories of Wax-based Drawing Media" ''WAAC Newsletter'', Vol 19(3), 1997.
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 794
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 794

Latest revision as of 15:31, 6 July 2022

Eddie Arning
MFA# 1986.195

Description

Nelly Murphy
MFA# 2002.364

A general name for a stick of Chalk, Charcoal, Grease, or Wax used for drawing.

See also Charcoal crayon, Conte crayon, Pastel, Wax crayon, Grease pencil, Colored pencil, and Lithograph crayon.

Comparisons

Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • M.Holben Ellis, M.Brigitte Yeh,"Categories of Wax-based Drawing Media" WAAC Newsletter, Vol 19(3), 1997.
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 794
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
  • The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Crayon"