Difference between revisions of "Academy board"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A heavy paperboard coated on one side with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=size size] and a white ground (usually [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linseed | + | A heavy paperboard coated on one side with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=size size] and a white ground (usually [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linseed%20oil oil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20white lead white], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk]). Academy boards were sold in the mid-19th century by art retailers as an inexpensive painting surface for amateurs and students. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 |
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 24 July 2013
Description
A heavy paperboard coated on one side with size and a white ground (usually oil, lead white, and chalk). Academy boards were sold in the mid-19th century by art retailers as an inexpensive painting surface for amateurs and students.
Synonyms and Related Terms
paperboard
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000