McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory recently opened its doors for the paintings conservation treatment of artworks by Columbus, Ohio artist Aminah Robinson. The artworks consist of a painting on canvas and two painted doors. The two doors currently at the lab…
Before treatment, a discolored varnish and past restoration create a need conservation Oregon Trail, 1869 by Albert Bierstadt recently received a paintings conservation treatment at McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory. Stefan Dedecek, Conservation of Paintings, Murals, and Polychrome Surfaces, has performed…
If walking on the grounds of the Ashland University campus, one can sometimes hear the melodious clashing of metal. The source of the cacophony is Auriculum, 1973 a kinetic metal sculpture by late Cleveland sculptor John Clague. Auriculum, 1973 a…
Hot waxing outdoor sculpture and ballet are rarely included in the same sentence, but sometimes the two overlap, or should we say, they are brought together. The sculpture Cabriole by Jimilu Mason illustrates a ballet move as performed by three…
The warm and humid weather of southeastern United States is perfect place to raise sugarcane. Though the plant is native to Asia, the tall perennial grass can be found growing in the fields surrounding Houma, Louisiana. It is also where…
With the emergence of spring, it was time for the McKay Lodge Conservation staff to reinstall the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial after a conservation treatment of the zinc monument that normally stands in the Village of Patchogue,…
Henry Gassaway Davis was an important figure for the history of West Virginia as both a successful businessman and politician. The city of Elkins and Charleston, West Virginia have identical equestrian outdoor bronze statues to commemorate Henry Gassaway Davis. A…
Ferdinand A. Brader, THE PROPERTY OF JACOB AND ELIZA MATZ, PARIS TP: STARK CO: OHIO 1887. Our most recent Brader conservation treatment. The Paper Conservation Section of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory has now treated a total of 22 of drawings…
Stefan Dedecek , Conservator of Paintings, Murals, and Polychrome Surfaces, recently performed the conservation on two murals by I.M. Taylor at the Wood County Courthouse located in Bowling Green, Ohio. While Conservator Dedecek performs many paintings conservation treatments at our…
An object from the Pacific recently came to the conservation lab at McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory for treatment, a 20th century tapa cloth from Polynesia. Tapa is a barkcloth made from macerated fibers from the inner bark of a tree…