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 To: [log in to unmask] 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 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).