Paper conservation of eight Old Master prints from the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art was recently featured in a broadcast by WOSU Public Media Television of Columbus, Ohio. The conservation work was performed by Gina McKay, Senior Paper…
It might be true that nobody walks in LA; however, McKay Lodge Laboratory Conservators, Marcin Pikus and Stefan Dedecek do perform restoration of mosaic murals in Los Angeles, California. The mosaic murals: Celebration of Our Homeland and Recognition of All…
Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, and Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory recently performed a conservation treatment of a glass fiber optic artwork, River of Light by Mikyoung Kim, located…
End of the Trail by James Earle Fraser is an iconic work in American art. The sculpture depicts an American Indian clutching his spear riding bareback on an exhausted horse. The artwork is an embodiment of Native Americans being driven…
Sometimes a conservation treatment is routine using familiar methods and materials to complete a project. Other times, treatments are complex and the methods are unknown for achieving stabilization of a work of art while at the same time returning it…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory recently completed a recoating of Alexander Calder's Stegosaurus (Intermediate Maquette) 1972 owned by the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. Stegosarus Intermediate Maquette, 1972 by Alexander Calder is deinstalled at the Toldeo Museum of Art…
Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, performs conservation treatment and assessments of electronic media and digital artwork. He recently completed an assessment and minor interventive treatment of American Varietal, 2013 by artist Jason Salavon which is installed at…
The annual 2019 Symposium of the Midwest Regional Conservation Guild was recently held in New Harmony, Indiana. The conference took place between November 8 and 10 at the New Harmony Inn & Conference Center. Events included a dinner reception, talks,…
The restoration of religious statuary, like other cultural heritage works or sites, involves careful assessment and treatment considerations. Many of the individuals who have been immortalized in earthly materials of metal or stone made great sacrifices during their lifetimes on…
Sometimes one needs more than just a sense of sight to appreciate a work of art. Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, recently performed a conservation assessment in Maryland, examining a unique kinetic musical work by Montana artist…