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  2. Edward Mitchell Bannister - Wikipedia

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    Bannister received his first oil painting commission, The Ship Outward Bound, in 1854 from an African American doctor, John V. DeGrasse. [4] Jacob R. Andrews, a gilder, painter, and member of the Histrionic Club, created the commission's gilt frame. [12]: 60,67 DeGrasse later commissioned Bannister to paint portraits of him and his wife.

  3. Barbara Banister - Wikipedia

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    After a period working for the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty Banister returned to her art, both as a silversmith making decorative jewellery and as a painter. [1] She was commissioned to paint a portrait of the jockey Lester Piggott winning the 1954 Derby on Never Say Die. [2] Banister had a solo exhibition at Fletching in Sussex ...

  4. House painter and decorator - Wikipedia

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    A house painter and decorator is a tradesperson responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator, or house painter. [1] [2] The purpose of painting is to improve the appearance of a building and to protect it from damage by water, corrosion, insects and mould.

  5. Paint by number - Wikipedia

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    The kits were invented, developed and marketed in 1950 by Max S. Klein, an engineer and owner of the Palmer Paint Company in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and Dan Robbins, a commercial artist. When Palmer Paint introduced crayons to consumers, they also posted images online for a "Crayon by Number" version. A completed paint-by-number painting

  6. Category:Painting techniques - Wikipedia

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    Alemannisch; العربية; অসমীয়া; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса; Беларуская ...

  7. Lining of paintings - Wikipedia

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    If the painting was in a state that did not necessitate an entirely new canvas, the conservator or restoration specialist would move on to the step of adhesive application. If the work was so deteriorated that this was not possible, what remained of the canvas needed to be removed without causing further damage to the artwork.

  8. Baluster - Wikipedia

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    The term banister (also bannister) refers to a baluster or to the system of balusters and handrail of a stairway. [3] It may be used to include its supporting structures, such as a supporting newel post. [4] In the UK, there are different height requirements for domestic and commercial balustrades, as outlined in Approved Document K. [5]

  9. A History of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    There was a major revision with the 6th edition in 1921, when much of the text was rewritten by Banister Flight Fletcher and his first wife. This was over twenty years after his father's death, and for this edition, his father's name was dropped, and the numerous drawings were replaced by new ones by George G. Woodward and others.