The committee’s project was “a study of the pigments used in the manufacture of artists’ paints and the labeling practices used by these manufacturers.” The committee membership and the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D01.57 subcommittee were virtually identical. It began in 1977 with the newly formed Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) Project Committee #37 on Artists’ Materials. It was a time and place that now seems far, far away. The saga of how pigments in artists’ paints are determined to be lightfast should begin like a Star Wars movie. When conforming to an ASTM standard, the lightfastness rating of the color is printed on the label’s face, assuring artists of its permanence in their artwork.
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