Matisse to Picasso: A compositional study of modern bronze sculptures

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-184

  Young, Marcus L ^a   Schnepp, Suzanne ^b   Casadio, Francesca ^b   Lins, Andrew ^c   Meighan, Melissa ^c   Lambert, Joseph B ^d   Dunand, David C ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b Designed Objects Sch Art Inst C   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Museum of Art   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronze sculpture; ICP OES; Modern bronze

Indexed keywords

ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; BRASS ALLOYS; BRONZE SCULPTURE; BRONZE SCULPTURES; BULK METALS; CASTING METHOD; CHICAGO; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ICP-OES; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MELTING TEMPERATURES; MODERN BRONZE; PHILADELPHIA; TECHNICAL SKILLS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WAX CASTING;

ALLOYING; ALLOYING ELEMENTS; BRASS; BRONZE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FOUNDRY PRACTICE; FOUNDRY SAND; MELTING POINT; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SMELTING; TIN; ZINC; ZINC CASTINGS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

EID: 68949159819     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2938-y     Document Type: Article

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