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academy board
academy board. A type of cardboard sheet used as a support for painting, especially in oils. It is made of sheets of paper sized and pressed together, treated with a ground, and sometimes embossed with an imitation canvas grain. Academy board was introduced in about 1850 and because of its relative cheapness was popular in art schools and with amateur painters, although it was also used by professional artists for sketches and studies. It has now largely been superseded by canvas board.
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IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-academyboard.html IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-academyboard.html |
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academy board
academy board A type of cardboard sheet used as a support for painting, especially in oils. It is made of sheets of paper sized and pressed together, treated with a ground, and sometimes embossed with an imitation canvas grain. Academy board was introduced in about 1850 and because of its relative cheapness was popular in art schools and with amateur painters, although it was also used by professional artists for sketches and studies. It has now largely been superseded by canvas board.
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IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-academyboard.html IAN CHILVERS. "academy board." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-academyboard.html |
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