SC - OT-OOP Trex

[Christina Nevin]

On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 Varju at aol.com wrote:

> On a more serious note  I've come back from Estrella with a variety of tubes
> of period pigment including minium, which is made from red lead, and as a
> powered pigment is VERY orange.  I have not had a chance to see if it is the
> same color as a paint.

Noemi,
	Just quick warning- be careful handling your period pigments. I'm
sure you know the dangers of lead (which is insidious and can creep up on
you), but also beware the other heavy metals, such as cadmium, which is
very toxic. It shows up particularly in the yellow-orange range. Frankly,
I've often wondered if poison pigments were part of the reasons why so
many of our famous artists were bonkers. (Not speaking for myself, of
course! :-)

'Lainie
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Laura C. Minnick
University of Oregon
Department of English
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"Libraries have been the death of many great men, particularly the
Bodleian."
	Humfrey Wanley, c. 1731




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