Electronic Media and Optical Artifact Conservation, Public Art Conservation: Don't let the simple but sinuous lines of Clyde Lynds' Sentinel fool you. This concrete eagle accompanied by a stainless steel and stepped granite base houses a complex motorized kinetic illumination…
Paintings Conservation, Mural Conservation: The greater Cleveland area has had a rich history in public murals throughout the 20th century. Much of the earlier mural work was completed by non-native artists, but the economic downturn of the 1930s and resulting…
Public Art Conservation, Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: Want to know how to get that Stainless Steel Sculpture to stain less? Maybe you need an expert in the conservation treatment of stainless steel sculpture? Look no further, Conservator of Public Art and…
Objects Conservation: If you are ever driving down Route US 25 E, think of General Isaac Shelby. Though born in Maryland, he spent much of his life in Kentucky. At McKay Lodge Conservation we also perform fine arts conservation treatment…
Stone Conservation, Public Art Conservation, Granite Conservation: Marcin Pikus, Conservator of Stone Sculpture and Architectural Features, of McKay Lodge Conservation restored several granite benches as part of an installation by artist Jenny Holzer at the Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA)…
Conservation of Public Art: Emmett Lodge, Conservator and Industrial Coatings Inspector, and Curtis McCartney, Conservation Assistant, of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory took a walk in Lamont Park for a recent Public Art conservation treatment in Washington, DC. Lamont Park is located…
Objects Conservation: As part of a large ongoing project at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C. our conservators are restoring the many original interior courtrooms' entrance veneered double doors. While aesthetic and structural repairs are being…
While the McKay Lodge Conservation Team can undertake complex conservation projects around the United States, we also perform many local conservation treatments in the Greater Cleveland area. So, if you are from the Cleveland area, go a little early before…
A "little bird" told us it needed some conservation in Indiana, so the McKay Lodge Conservation Team recently traveled to perform outdoor sculpture maintenance in Indianapolis. “Littlebird” is one part of two outdoor sculptures thinmanlittlebird by Peter Shelton installed in…
Sculpture Conservation & Gilding Conservation: While this unusual sculpture conservation treatment was completed in 2014, it is not until now that we can report, with some confidence, its success. This is due to needing a period of years to determine…