In March of 2018, we shared an in-progress neon art conservation treatment of Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall, 1978 by Stephen Antonakos, detailing the deinstallation of the large artwork at its original location at the Federal Building…
Steps away from busy Second Avenue in downtown Seattle, Washington, one can find a natural reprieve on the plaza of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building. This "contemplative retreat" as described by the artist Isamu Noguchi is an outdoor sculpture…
When most people think of the term "conservation", environmental conservation might come to mind rather than art. Sometimes the conservation of nature coincides with the conservation of art, as in the case of the portrait of Gifford Pinchot, first Chief of…
At the beginning of 2018, we shared our conservation assessment of Seaflower completed by Conservator of Modern Art Bob Lodge who specializes in painted outdoor sculpture conservation and coatings research and refinishing. Seaflower was created by artist James Surls…
Stone specialist Marcin Pikus was asked by All Hallows Guild to provide much needed conservation work to significant Medieval stone features in Bishop’s Garden, a part of the 59 acres of the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. Marcin Pikus holds a…
Far south from the McKay Lodge Conservation lab facilities in the Great Lakes Region, but just north of the Mexico and United States border, Public Art and Sculpture Conservator Jim Gwinner recently managed an outdoor painted sculpture conservation project in Las…
Public art should be, as the name implies, available to the public. But sometimes public access to art is not healthy for the art. Take the case of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN carved in white marble by Jacques Jouvenal and erected in…
Sculpture Conservation, Objects Conservation: Senior Conservator of Sculpture Thomas Podnar has treated large metal sculpture to small decorative works of art. One of his recent metal conservation treatments was of a pewter decanter. The decanter is in the shape of…
Objects Conservation If you need to ship a ship then Dee Pipik, Conservation Technician, has some pointers for creating an archival storage box to house a metal decanter. The 1920 pewter decanter, which is in the shape of an old…
Sculpture Conservation, Public Art Conservation, Calder Mobile conservation: A high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) vacuum, extension pole, dust mask, and soft knit cloth seem unlikely items to pack for a trip to the airport, but they are exactly the supplies necessary…