Keating on Restoration

United Kingdom, 1982

Film
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Episode of Series “Keating on Painters Series”.
Tom Keating, an English artist and television personality, demonstrates the art of restoring an old painting. He collects a century old “pot boiler” from his local pub and explains in detail the restoration process.

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Credits

director

Richard Beighton

producer

Richard Fawkes

production company

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Moving Picture Company

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1982

Appears in

Keating on Painters Series

Group of items

Keating on Painters Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508689

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art objects - Conservation and restoration

Crafts & Visual Arts → Keating, Tom

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

People → Keating, Tom

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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