Artist beware / by Michael McCann.

Main entry:

McCann, Michael, 1943-

Title & Author:

Artist beware / by Michael McCann.

Publication:

New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1979.

Description:

xvi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363) and index.
I: General hazards and precautions -- Is your art killing you? -- How art materials can hurt you -- Which art materials can hurt you? -- Safety in the studio -- Ventilation of your studio -- Personal protective equipment -- In case of illness -- II: Hazards and precautions in specific techniques -- Painting -- Printmaking -- Ceramics, glassblowing, and enameling -- Sculpture -- Metalworking processes -- Photography and photoprocesses -- Crafts -- Children and art materials.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Part 1 covers general hazards and precautions in working with art and crafts materials, including studio safety and ventilation. Part 2 explains hazards and precautions in painting, printmaking, ceramics, glassblowing, enameling, sculpture, metalworking, photography, photoprocesses, and crafts, plus special precautions for children.

ISBN:

0823002950
9780823002955

Subject:

Artists Diseases.
Artisans Diseases.
Artists' materials Toxicology.
Art.
Environmental health.
Pollutants.
Hobbies.
Occupational diseases.
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollutants
Occupational Diseases
Artistes Maladies et hygiène.
Artisans Maladies et hygiène.
Artistes, Matʹeriel d' Toxicologie.
Artistes Maladies.
Artisans Maladies.
Matériel d'artistes Toxicologie.
Hygiène du milieu.
Polluants.
Violons d'Ingres.
Maladies professionnelles.
pollutants.
works of art.
fine arts (discipline)
beroepsgevaren
occupational hazards
gezondheid op het werk
occupational health
fotografie
photography
plastiek
plastic arts
Working Conditions
Arbeidsomstandigheden, arbeidsvoorwaarden

Holdings:

Location: Library conservation office 143589
Call No.: PO16563 CONS RC963.6.A78.M32 1979; ID:87-B10431
Status: Available

Location: Library conservation office 143590
Call No.: PO13666 CONS RC963.6.A78.M32 1979; ID:87-B10431
Status: Available

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