The Care and Cleaning of Sculpture, 1927, Royal Society of British Sculptors Pamphlets

Type: Pamphlet

Publisher & Place of Publication: Royal Society of British Sculptors

Publication Date: 1927

Collection Physical Description: The Council of the Royal Society of British Sculptors prepared this pamphlet, which is described as 'a purely technical work giving recipes for the treatment of Sculpture in various materials'. It was compiled at the suggestion of the President, and in 'consultation with experts of the first rank', to encourage 'the better care of Sculpture throughout the country'. It was sent to municipal authorities, Directors of art galleries, etc. It was 'supplied gratis to collectors who express a wish to possess it' (see 'Annual Report, 1927', 1928).

Collection Context: It is reported that in 1930, as a result of several letters in <i>The Times</i> requesting help with the re-cleaning of monuments, William Reynold-Stephens wrote to the newspaper to recommend that the pamphlet could be obtained gratis on application to the Secretary. As a result of this, over ninety applications were received.

Start Date: 1927

End Date: 1927

Citing this record

'The Care and Cleaning of Sculpture, 1927, Royal Society of British Sculptors Pamphlets', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/reference.php?id=editor_1272622567, accessed 22 Apr 2019]