The Artist's Handbook has become an indispensable reference work for thousands of practising artists all over the world. This fifth edition has been prepared by Steven Sheehan, Director of the Ralph Mayer Center, Yale University School of Art. It has been systematically revised and expanded to take account of the latest research. Once again, it has been edited for the British market.

The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques by Ralph Mayer - and this edition prepared by Steven Sheehan, Director of the Ralph Mayer Center, Yale University School of Art - is an essential reference work for practising artists all over the world.

About the Author
Ralph Mayer (1895-1979) was a painter and art conservator. Educated as a chemical engineer, he worked in paint manufacture and studied painting at the Art Students League of New York before going on to teach at Columbia University. He founded the Artists Technical Research Institute in 1959. He is best known as the author of The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques (1940), which is still a point of reference for artists today, and he also wrote The Painter's Craft (1948) and A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969).


Book Information
ISBN 9780571143313
Author Ralph Mayer
Format Paperback
Page Count 784
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 863g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 153mm * 48mm