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https://vimeo.com/156635492 Richard Hunt Sculpture Conservation SOUND: Headphones or speakers are highly recommended. No speakers or headphones? This site and this video on Richard Hunt Sculpture Conservation are available on your smartphone. Just one extreme step among many in straightening an…
The monumental restoration of Conrad Albrizio's treasured work by the mosaic experts at McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory Source: Piece Work - Country Roads Magazine
Albrizio Mural Conservation: Conrad Albrizio’s 1963 mosaic mural has a permanent home in Baton Rouge, marking a happy ending to a story that could have concluded with a wrecking ball in Algiers. Source: Baton Rouge now home to second historic…
Click to View "The kinetic sculptures of George Rickey are mesmerizing. Found on the lawns of both museum locations, these engineering feats perform an elegant metal dance with even the slightest breeze. The graceful movement requires a great deal of…
In 2014, Cleveland area art conservation center McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory purchased a dry ice solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting machine. A mid-sized industrial grade CO2 blasting machine was purchased from Continental Carbonic after research and consultations on the most…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory is removing and restoring a Pittsburgh Subway Mural by Romare Bearden titled Pittsburgh Recollections. Read more about this tile mural project using the link below. From: The New York Times Tiles designed by the artist Romare Bearden…
A zinc sculpture from 1888 of was at the lab for conservation treatment. The zinc indian sculpture received new interior reinforcement and missing parts were fabricated. The whole sculpture was cleaned and coated with a a direct-to-metal acrylic coating. LODI…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory’s years of deep research into the materials and methods of sculptures by Luis Jiménez led to our first successful application in our conservation treatment of LOS LAGARTOS. MORE ON OUR WORK WITH LUIS JIMÉNEZ SCULPTURES Source:…
In murals conservation (or mural conservation) removals for relocations are sometimes necessary for their survival when the buildings that house them are slated for demolition or for invasive alterations. These removals, as here, can be both extremely difficult and toxic…