Thanks to all those who responded to Beth Bowen's enquiry about mural
painters. I've passed them all on to her and here's her reply:

>Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 18:37:45 -0500
>From: beth <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Ian Evans <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Mural painters

>Thank you very much for responding to my email request for information
>about mural painting and restoration on the US east coast.
>
>I am a mural painter.  I have been self employed full time now for
>almost a year and a half.  I am very interested in learning about mural
>conservation and restoration.  I love what I do and would be very happy
>to be working with others on larger projects.
>
>In the past year I've completed more than 20 murals.  I also paint clock
>dials for reproduction Queen Anne and Chippendale grandfather clocks.
>(You can see some of my work in the August 1998 issue of Colonial Homes
>magazine.)
>
>I first heard of Evergreene Studios when I went to a historic
>preservation conference in Charleston South Carolina in 1990.
>This past November I contacted Jeff Greene and showed my portfolios.  A
>positive reaction, "You certainly know what you are doing" is the
>response I received!  I will contact Conrad Schmitt Studios, I've heard
>of them too.  They are doing some wonderful work in a cathedral in
>Savannah, Georgia.  (I just love Savannah.  I lived there from 1989-1992
>while attending graduate school.)
>
>I will follow up with the others who have sent their email responses
>through you.
>
>If you have any suggestions as to where I might be able to learn about
>the restoration and conservation of murals and/or others like Evergreene
>and Conrad Schmitt studios I would be most appreciative!  (I am not tied
>to any particular geographic area!)
>
>Thank you again and thank you for your time!
>Sincerely,
>Beth


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