Selected Reading
Clark, Victor S. History of Manufacturers in the United States Vol. III. New York: McGrawHill, 1929.
Gettens, Rutherford J. and George L. Stout. Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia. New York: Dover Publications, 1966.
MacDonald, Marylee. Preservation Briefs 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster--Walls and Ceilings. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1989.
Masury, John W. A Popular Treatise on the Art of HousePainting: Plain
and Decorative. New York: D. Appleton & Co.,. 1868.
Weeks, Kay D. and David W. Look, AIA. Preservation Briefs 10: Exterior
Paint Problems on Historic Woodwork. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1982.
Winkler, Gail Caskey and Roger W. Moss. Victorian Interior Decoration:
American Interiors 1830-1900. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986.
Organizations
National Paint and Coatings Association
1500 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
3913 Old Lee Highway, Suite 33B
Fairfax, VA 22030
Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology
492 Norristown Rd.
Blue Bell, PA 19422-2350
Acknowledgements
Thanks go to the technical experts in the field who reviewed the draft manuscript and made substantive contributions: Andrea M. Gilmore (Director, Architectural Services, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities), Andy Ladygo (Jefferson's Poplar Forest), and Matthew J. Mosca, Historic Paint Research. Insightful comments were also offered by E. Blaine Cliver, Chief, Preservation Assistance Division. In addition, Technical Preservation Services Branch staff members (H. Ward Jandl, Chief) and the NPS Regions provided valuable suggestions on both content and organization.
Kay D. Weeks, Preservation Assistance Division, served as director of this cooperative publication project and general editor. Washington, D.C. June, 1992
This publication has been prepared pursuant to the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, which directs the Secretary
of the Interior to develop and make available information concerning historic
properties. Technical Preservation Services (TPS), Heritage Preservation
Services Division, National Park Service prepares standards, guidelines,
and other educational materials on responsible historic preservation treatments
for a broad public.
"Painting Historic Interiors" an Historic Preservation Brief
