A Blizzard, a Meltdown, and a Shutdown, but a Successful Art Conservation Treatment Of Sculpture Reliefs
Architecture Features Conservation, Gilding and Frames Conservation: Every project faces challenges, but a recent trip to complete a conservation treatment of plaster, metal and stone relief sculptures in Albany, New York this January had more than its share: hauling scaffolding…
Woodward Opera House Paintings Restored
Paintings Conservation, Gliding and Frames Conservation: It ain't over til the....paintings are reinstalled in the opera house! McKay Lodge Conservation recently performed the art conservation treatment of two large paintings and their frames from the formerly closed Woodward Opera House…
Gilded Sculpture Comes Home to Roost
Sculpture Conservation & Gilding: 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 the…
Whitney Museum of Art’s Original Emblem – Its Sculpture Conservation
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…
Some Recent Paintings Conservation Cleveland – Columbus
Paintings Conservation: The paintings conservation section of the Cleveland area art conservation center McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory has had a heavy volume of paintings conservation projects from area museums and collectors over the past five years, particularly from the…
The Eagles Have Landed! At the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
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…