Distillations APRIL Webcast: “Alchemy’s Rainbow: Pigment Science and the Art of Conservation“

On April 16 the Chemical Heritage Foundation will present a live webcast exploring the colorful (and sometimes risk-filled) history of pigments and painters, and the conservators who save paintings from the ravages of time and accidental chemistry. “Alchemy’s Rainbow: Pigment Science and the Art of Conservation“ will feature art conservator Mark F. Bockrath and art historian Elisabeth Berry Drago. Our guests will discuss (and show) the messy and occasionally dangerous process of making paints from pigment