Artist Beware: The Hazards of Working with All Art and Craft Materials--And the Precautions Every Artist and Photographer Should Take - Softcover

McCann, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585742112 ISBN 13: 9781585742110

Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS, 2001

Synopsis

The most complete and authoritative book on preventing and correcting health hazards of art and craft materials for students, professional artists, and craftspeople.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Artist Beware may well be the most important book an artist can own or that instructors can recommend to their students. It is a thorough and highly detailed examination of the hazards of working with art and craft materials, and of the precautions one should take to assure good health and safety.The book includes analyses of how gases, liquids, vapors, dusts, and fumes can harm the artist, and studies all aspects of safety in the studio, including the care, handling, and disposal of materials, the use of various kinds of protective equipment, and possible physical hazards.Students, professional artists, and craftspeople alike will appreciate the possibly lifesaving information available in this handy volume. (6 x 9, 576 pages, diagrams, charts)

About the Author:

Michael McCann, Ph.D., C.I.H., is the author of the best-selling handbook Health Hazards Manual for Artists. The former Executive Director of the Center for Safety in the Arts, he continues to consult on a private basis. He resides in Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1585742112
• ISBN 13: 9781585742110
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576