Preventive Conservation for Public Art

This insightful guide, Preventive Conservation for Public Art, is invaluable for anyone in the public art arena: artists, fabricators, public arts policymakers, commissioners and committee members, managers, developers, architects, landscape architects, engineers, contractors, maintenance providers, heritage preservationists, and conservators. The guide synthesizes methodologies from multiple professions and presents them in a coordinated, user-friendly context. From conception through fabrication, installation, maintenance, and repairs, this book offers an array of resources and practical applications for making art last longer and reducing future repair and maintenance costs. The guide has helpful real-life examples and appended tools, including sample specifications and submittals, that are invaluable for helping to guide a broad team of specialists through the preventive preservation processes for public art.