Index: src/main/webapp/services/artifactView/js/artifactView.js
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--- src/main/webapp/services/artifactView/js/artifactView.js	(revision 9317)
+++ src/main/webapp/services/artifactView/js/artifactView.js	(working copy)
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@
     var fetchAndNormalizeModel = function (params, config) {
         var urlBase = "browse.html?";
         var artifactModel = fluid.engage.mapModel(getData(buildDataURL(params, config)), params.db);
-        return {
-            artifact: artifactModel
-        };
+        return artifactModel;
     };
     
     fluid.artifactView.initDataFeed = function (config, app) {
@@ -67,6 +65,19 @@
         fluid.engage.mountAcceptor(app, "artifacts", acceptor);
     };
     
+    var afterMap = function (data) {
+        return {
+            model: data,
+            description: {
+                options: {
+                    model: {
+                        description: data.artifactDescription
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    };
+    
     fluid.artifactView.initMarkupFeed = function (config, app) {
         var handler = fluid.engage.mountRenderHandler({
             config: config,
@@ -82,9 +93,8 @@
         });
         
         handler.registerProducer("view", function (context, env) {
-            var options = {
-                model: fetchAndNormalizeModel(context.urlState.params, config)
-            };
+            var data = fetchAndNormalizeModel(context.urlState.params, config);
+            var options = afterMap(data);
 
             return {
                 ID: "initBlock",