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…
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…
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…
Sculpture Conservation: Tucked away, in a hidden courtyard behind the Dolley Madison House, and on the back wall of the adjacent Cosmos Club on Lafayette Square in Washington DC, is a real gem of a find: The Whitney Museum of…
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…
Objects Conservation Cleveland Ohio: A 19th Century Laurent 8-key Crystal Flute At McKay Lodge art conservation center we received this challenge from a highly regarded flute collector: a Laurent 8-key Crystal Flute. The end piece of this four-sectioned flute was received…
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…
During October 2016, McKay Lodge Conservation Lab restored the two flag poles on either side of the entrance to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The poles were repainted white, the bronze pedestals cleaned and waxed and the…
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…