'Conserving Paintings Discussed by Mr. Roth
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By RON GRANDON
"It is not possible to restore a painting, only to conserve it agains further deterioration," James Roth, resident conservator of painting at the William Rockhill Nelson gallery in Kansas City, told a small audience in the lecture hall of the Museum of Art last night.
Mr. Roth gave an illustrated talk' on the topic, "The Conservation and Restoration of Old Master Paintings." He is nationally known as the discoverer of an early 10th century Chinese wall painting—the only one in the world.
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"Works of art will not last forever because the materials with which they are made decompose in the air we breathe," he said.
Some of the things damaging a painting are the decay of the fabric itself, the extreme dryness of old paint, the warping of the wood frames, and the yellowing of the varnish which is on the surface of the picture. he said.
"Modern science is helpful to the conservator." Mr. Roth said.
commended were the use of ultraviolet light to tell a picture's age, the use of x-ray to determine the authenticity of a picture, and spectrographic analysis to determine the type of pigments used in the painting.
Some scientific devices which he
"Three steps of the conservator's work which are analogous to the work of a doctor are the hygienic, remedial, and clinical studies which are used in conserving a painting," he said.
"The Golden Glow of Rembrandt has become a fallacy." Mr. Roth said. He showed several colored slides which demonstrated the whiteness which was under the yellow varnish of several pictures.
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Sociology club, coffee, 4 p.m., Strong annex; room 17. Second session on "Advice to Future Sociologists." Recording of the American Sociological society.
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Jayhawk Brotherhood meeting 3 p.m.
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'Rifles' to Drill Tonight
The Pershing Rifles drill team will go to Kansas City tonight to drill at the Shawnee-Mission Relays. Carol Fluhardy, college sophomore, and a member of Delta Delta Delta and candidate for national Pershing Rifles queen, will accompany the cadets.
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