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Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American Portrait Silhouettes
URL: http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v18/bp18-07.html

Description:
Historic overview of the development of American portrait silhouettes (also known as "profiles," "shadow portraits," and "scissortypes"). Discusses the derivation of the term "silhouette" (from the surname of an eighteenth-century finance minister to Louis XV), how silhouettes are presented (such as in albums and mounted), types of paper used, tracing devices, and more. From the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Book and Paper Group.

LII Topics: Art, Paper

Author:
Knipe, Penley

Publisher:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

LII Database Information:
Record 24284 created by Maria Brandt on 08/13/2007
Last modification on 10/14/2009
Published: 08/15/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24284

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