CHEMISTRY 100: Perspectives in Chemistry

The Chemistry of Art Objects


4 credits

 

     

                                                                                     

                    

Lecture

 

 

 

Lâle Burk

Clark Science Center

Sabin-Reed 215
lburk(at)email.smith.edu
Office hours: Monday and Tuesday 2-3 pm

or by appointment

David Dempsey

Museum of Art

Tryon Hall 2766

ddempsey(at)email.smith.edu

Office hours: by appointment

 

 

 

 

General Course Information

Course Description

In this museum-based course, chemistry will be discussed in the context of art. We will focus on materials used by artists and how the chemistry of these materials influences their longevity. Current analytical methods as well as preservation and conservation practices will be discussed with examples from the Smith College Museum of Art. Class meetings will take place in the Clark Science Center and in the Art Museum.

 

Class meetings

Tuesdays 9-10:50 am in the Clark Science Center (Burton 101)

Thursdays 9-10:50 am in the Museum of Art

 

Course Website

Please log into http://moodon.smith.edu/ for detailed course information including announcements, syllabus, resources, assignments and answer keys

 

 

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