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Show • •• • •• • •• • •• • • • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • • • r~ • •• • ;• • • •• •• i• •• •• • • from june ... •• •• "' • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• i• • •• •• • •• •• •• • • •• • • •• • • •• • • •• • i• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • -•.-- • •i • • • • • • • • •" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ I Wednesday Team Emeritus Docent June Orme is an avid reader and I am thankfiA that we oil benefit from the hours she spends sorting out the good books: from the mediocre. . &low is June\ latest book review. 1 am p<m of tlw way through this fun page turning book I hope a few of you find it a good wcy to pass the /cm of these: coldest days of J#inw ter. Amy The Art Forger, by BA. Shapiro 4. Was the original artist right or left handed? How did he appty the brush strokes? 5. Did the artist do preliminary sketch<!s? Are they av:altable for study? tn, The Art fotger. artist Claire makes a hare living repro~ ducing famous works of an for a popular on-line retailer. This is legitimate because each work is sold as a copy. An art forger most be adept ln many ways: When she is seduced by an :m:tactive, successful gallery preparations vihkh have heen done to a canvas painted owner co forge otH.t of the paintings heisce<l from the famous Gardner Museum {her reward will be a show of her own paintings in his well. known gaUery), she dis- I. He, must understand and duplicate exactly all che many years a.go.. Often he mu.st devise a pro,cess by which a contemporary canvas Is "aged" to match exa.ct~ !y the original canvas, 2. He must decide how many 1'.;0ats. of paint have been appHe<l and the type and style of brushes used for the origirml so the forged palming matches exa<:dy. 3. What paints, co lo1·s, varnish were available for the originaP They must be exact. covEn-s features .about the stolen painting which are very puzzling. She becomes enmeshed in a crime which is so wild and involv~d that it may cost her her life . Thfs is a book foll of information about how the art wodd functions as well as fundful stodes about the world of l'sabelfa Stewart Gardner.. lt is ha.rd to put down . . : I to engage visitors in discovering meaningful connections with the artistic expressions of the wortdrs cultures |
