{"id":1482,"date":"2013-11-25T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2013\/11\/25\/weve-been-following-the-getty-research\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:45:18","slug":"weve-been-following-the-getty-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/weve-been-following-the-getty-research","title":{"rendered":"The study of Frederick Hammersley\u2019s meticulous sketchbooks and notebooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2e7e442c92&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2e7e442c92\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mwu9s56XMK1r7s5hko1_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mwu9s56XMK1r7s5hko1_640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mwu9s56XMK1r7s5hko1_640-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been following the Getty Research Institute\u2019s blog, where they\u2019ve been sharing progress into the study of Frederick Hammersley\u2019s meticulous sketchbooks and notebooks. Donated by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, the notebooks provide a key into understanding Hammersley\u2019s efficent process. With exact specificity, Hammersley took notes on compositional variations, paint colors, types of paint, types of added mediums, stretcher bars, whether a painting was later reworked and much more. This copious note-taking not only allows art historians the ability to trace the origins of certain paintings, but also provides conservators incredible insight into the actual materiality of the works and the techniques used to produce them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re intrigued to learn what the Getty Research Institute and the Getty Conservation Institute continue to uncover. Read more about their findings <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.getty.edu\/iris\/the-value-of-record-keeping-frederick-hammersleys-painting-books\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lalouver.com\/html\/hammersley_bio_40s.html\">Visit our website to see work by Frederick Hammersley.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been following the Getty Research Institute\u2019s blog, where they\u2019ve been sharing progress into the study of Frederick Hammersley\u2019s meticulous sketchbooks and notebooks. Donated by the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, the notebooks provide a key into understanding Hammersley\u2019s efficent process. 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