National Committee to Save America's Cultural Collections ; Arthur W. Schultz, chairman ; foreword by Arthur W. Schultz ; introduction by the Honorable Robert McCormick Adams ; with essays by Huntington T. Block ... [et al.].
ISBN
0810931745
0810925583 (PBK)
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y
Publisher
Abrams,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-207) and index.
Contents
Mortality of things--Creating and maintaining the right environement--paintings--Works of art on paper--Library and archivalcollections--Photographs--Furniture--Textiles--Decorative arts--Metal objects--Stone objects--Musical instruments--Ethnographic materials--Security for cultural objects in the home--Increasing value of art and historical artifacts--Authenticating your collections--Appraising and insuring your collections--Donating your collections--Obtaining professional conservation services--Conservation resources.
Photograph of Louis Vyner receiving a degree at Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania
Description
Louis Vyner receives degree at Albright College commencement in Reading, Pennsylvania. From left: Robert O. Snelling, Rev. Hnery W. Brooks Jr., Dr. Arthur Schultz, Rev. Kenneth R. Boohar, and Louis Vyner.
Provenance
Gift of the Penn Square Music Conservatory and the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra.
