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A Littlebird Told Us

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…

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Gilding conservation Sculpture Conservation

Golden Sculpture Comes Home to Roost

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…

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Treatment of Jaume Plensa Sculpture

Jaume Plensa Sculpture Rescued by the Jaws of Life

Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: The Jaume Plensa sculpture, TALE TELLER VI, recently required a little "rescuing" by Senior Conservator of Sculpture, Thomas Podnar. The sculpture is a part of the of the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park at the Snite Museum…

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The White Tornado

The White Tornado is back: Neon Tornado in Topeka Restored

Sculpture Conservation, Light Sculpture: Rockne Krebs, creator of The White Tornado, is one of the pioneers of electronic and technology-based artworks or sculptures, has created some of the largest public art installations in the world. Krebs was widely recognized for his…

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Art Conservation Cleveland Public Art

Conservation Treatment of Egyptian Bronze Artifacts

Objects Conservation: Several Egyptian bronze artifacts were recently treated by Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects, at our Cleveland area art conservation center. These art objects include an Egyptian bronze bowl as well as bronze Egyptian bronze deity statues. Once buried…

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Art Conservation Cleveland Public Art

A Rare Kentucky Barlow Orrery Conservation Treatment

OBJECTS CONSERVATION: Made by Thomas Barlow (1787-1865) We recently restored an important historic Kentucky Orrery from the collection of the Kentucky Historical Society, a client of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory's conservation services since 1990. Objects conservation work was performed on…

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Los Lagartos conservation

Conservation of Outdoor Sculptures by Luis Jiménez

CURRENT TREATMENTS 2016 McKay Lodge mentioned in Smithsonian Science News regarding the conservation of outdoor sculptures by Luis Jiménez. "VAQUERO" Luis Jiménez Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. "SODBUSTER" Luis Jiménez Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. TREATMENT OF "LOS LAGARTOS" Luis Jiménez…

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