ANNOUNCING: A new 5-Year GSA contract for the conservation of sculpture and architectural arts. Commences August 1, 2022. 2022-2027 U.S. General Services Administration - NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION ID/IQ Contract 47PM1122D0002 NTE: $16,009,998.00 (5 Year Total) NAICS Code 54130 (ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES)…
Justice for Wall: Treatment of Wood County Courthouse Murals
Stefan Dedecek, Conservator of Paintings, Murals, and Polychrome Surfaces, recently completed a conservation treatment of a painted wall mural at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green, Ohio. The mural before treatment, the surface appears dark and discolored. The painted…
Surreal Ceramic Conservation in the Southwest
As temperatures rise in the Arizona summer, McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory conservators traveled to perform some surreal ceramic conservation in the Southwest of the United States. The sculptures were previously assessed and treated by Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art…
Conservators Don’t Walk in L.A., They Restore Mosaic Murals
It might be true that nobody walks in LA; however, McKay Lodge Laboratory Conservators, Marcin Pikus and Stefan Dedecek do perform restoration of mosaic murals in Los Angeles, California. The mosaic murals: Celebration of Our Homeland and Recognition of All…
Wood County Courthouse Murals Conservation
Stefan Dedecek , Conservator of Paintings, Murals, and Polychrome Surfaces, recently performed the conservation on two murals by I.M. Taylor at the Wood County Courthouse located in Bowling Green, Ohio. While Conservator Dedecek performs many paintings conservation treatments at our…
Saving a Mosaic Mural by Virgil Cantini In Pittsburgh, Can We Do It?
Mosaic Conservation, Mural Conservation: Art Conservators often perform tests before beginning a large project. Tests might involve creating mock-ups before treatment, cleaning small areas on an easel painting, or in some instances, removing a section of the artwork. The latter…
Mural Conservation in Le Droit Park in Washington, D.C.
Mural Conservation, Paintings Conservation: Public art can celebrate and revitalize a community, but years of exposure to the elements can take a toll on any outdoor work of art. Conservators Stefan Dedecek and Christina L. Simms recently traveled to Washington,…
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…
What’s the New Deal? Depression Era Glenn Shaw Mural
Paintings Conservation, Mural Conservation: The greater Cleveland area has had a rich history in public murals throughout the 20th century. Much of the earlier mural work was completed by non-native artists, but the economic downturn of the 1930s and resulting…
DC Public Art Mural Conservation – Mural Conservation and Public Art
Public Art Conservation, Mural Conservation: During August of 2017, McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory completed one of our several 2017 District of Columbia (DC) Public Art conservation projects - a mural titled COMMUNITY by mural artist Anne Marchand (2002). The public…