ROY PERKINSON
Roy Perkinson is an American painter. He studied physics, philosophy and art history. He also received artistic training in the studio of Chapman Kelley. From 1971 to 2006, he worked as a paper conservator, mainly at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. At the same time, he was and is active as an artist himself. His work includes oil paintings, pastels and watercolors. Roy Perkinson lives and works in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
| 1958 | Entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 1960-61 | Studied art at Atelier Chapman Kelley, Dallas, Texas |
| 1964 | Graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Science (SB) in Physics and Philosophy |
| 1967 | Started apprenticeship training in paper conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| 1970 | Master of Arts (MA) from Boston University, Art History |
| 1971 | Appointed Assistant Paper Conservator, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| 1973 | Appointed Head of Paper Conservation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
| 1976 | Appointed Head of Paper Conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| 2006 | Retired, and appointed Emeritus Head of Paper Conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
aquarelle
oil painting
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pastel painting
acrylic dispersion
belgian linen
canvas
chalk
chalk pastel
conté crayon
drawing charcoal
drawing paper
fixative
graphite pen
lead white
oil emulsion ground
paper, indefinite
pastel paper
PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)
rabbit-skin glue
sandpaper
stretcher
titanium white
venetian turpentine
watercolor paint
watercolor paper
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