Marcin Pikus, Conservator of Stone Sculpture and Architectural Features, provided some emergency conservation repairs for the crumbling exterior sandstone of the President's Guest House, also known as the Blair House, in Washington, DC. He also conducted a condition survey of…
Two marble benches from Indiana were brought to the McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory campus for a marble conservation treatment. Why the benches arrived at our conservation lab facilities just outside of Cleveland, Ohio is an unusual story that begins with…
If you can imagine facing execution by the hands of a foreign entity at age twenty-one, then you might know how American patriot Nathan Hale felt in 1776. Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects, recently completed an outdoor bronze conservation…
Outside of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center rests a memorial fountain flanked by two bronze sculptures dedicated to the late Oscar Solomon Straus, a United States philanthropist and statesman. While the fountain itself is in excellent condition,…
Stefan Dedecek, Conservator of Paintings, Murals and Polychrome Surfaces, recently performed a conservation treatment of an Aminah Robinson painting as well as a set of doors originally installed at the home of the artist. While we shared information about the…
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…