When I have replicas, I note it in the description field of Past
Perfect. The object name is the same whether it is an original or
replica - a lithograph is always a lithograph. Just a thought to ponder
- is it truly a replica or is it an individual "original" itself? That
can be a whole other philosophical discussion! For example, 19th century
engravings of Thomas Cole's paintings The Voyage of Life have two
artists - Cole and the engraver. I would consider the engravings
original works of art even though they are reproducing another artist's
painting.
As for multiple artists, what I would do is separate the two artists by
a slash, as you would if there are multiple materials, etc. Past Perfect
is set up to understand that a slash separates terms. So, I would do
"May, Sally/Van Gogh, Vincent" as your artist entry. That way, if you
are searching for a particular artist, you will be able to find the
lithograph, painting, etc. by either artist name.
Hope my thoughts help.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Henneman
-----Original Message-----
From: Lea Foster Warden [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:38 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Cataloguing Reproductions in PastPerfect
Hello,
We are trying to determine the best way to enter reproductions into our
PastPerfect database. A hypothetical example would be a lithograph by
Joe
Smith of a painting by van Gogh or a painting by Sally May that is a
copy of
a van Gogh.
We have consulted the Getty web site but have not determined the best
way to
transfer recommendations to PastPerfect. The revised Chenall
nomenclature
does not address reproductions.
Questions:
Where should we note that the item is a reproduction? Object Name, Other
Name, Description, Custom Field..
How should we handle the layered artists? Using the example above place
the
following in the artist field [Smith, Joe (orig. van Gogh)]
Lea Foster Warden
Collections Manager
The Yager Museum of Art and Culture
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