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Scratchboard or scraperboard or scratch art [1] is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath. The technique uses sharp knives and tools for engraving into the scratchboard, which is usually cardboard covered in a thin layer of white China clay coated with black India ink .
A panel painting is a painting made on a flat panel of wood, either a single piece or a number of pieces joined together. Until canvas became the more popular support medium in the 16th century, panel painting was the normal method, when not painting directly onto a wall ( fresco ) or on vellum (used for miniatures in illuminated manuscripts ).
Grant Wood's boyhood home, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is listed as one of the most endangered historic sites in Iowa. [2]Wood was born in rural Iowa, 4 mi (6.43 km) east of Anamosa, on February 13, 1891, the son of Hattie DeEtte Wood (née Weaver) and Francis Maryville Wood.
The boards were found to be painted on mahogany sheets, which were fixed to mahogany panelling by means of 900 countersunk screws (300 per board), with the art painted on the top level and then varnished.
Painting of Salome with the head of John the Baptist at her feet. Donated to Smithsonian by Jesse Tanner (Henry O. Tanner's son). [180] Painted on the opposite side of the canvas as Moses and the Burning Bush (abandoned). [181] Salome [180] Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1893.95.207A. Oil on canvas, 45 7/8 x 35 1/4 in. [180] c. 1900. 41 years old
Basketmaking by Pablita Velarde (Santa Clara Pueblo), casein painting on board. L 28.3 × W 28.3 cm, Bandelier National Monument. Casein paint, derived from milk casein (milk protein), is a fast-drying, water-soluble medium used by artists.