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…
Public Art Conservation, Coatings Research and Refinishing, Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: In an open atrium located by the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at 7th and M Street Northwest in D.C., Transit, 2007 an abstract sculpture by artist Wendy M. Ross…
Electronic Media assessments and Optical Artifact Conservation; Public Art Conservation: The precursor of a successful art conservation treatment is a thorough examination. Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, and our staff expert in electronic media, recently traveled to…
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation, Public Art Conservation, Architectural Features Conservation: The Woodbourne Library in Centerville, Ohio just outside of Dayton has a unique architectural feature lining the south and west sides of the building: rows of painted boxes made from Cor-Ten,…
Public Art Conservation, Sculpture Conservation: The island of Oahu has beaches, coral reefs, rainforests, mountains, designer shops, and restaurants, but it also has some great outdoor sculpture. One such work of art is the bronze sculpture Barking Sands, 1977 by…
Stone Conservation, Sculpture Conservation, Architectural Features Conservation; In 1908 Scottish-American sculptor John Massey Rhind carved four Tennessee pink marble sculptures for the front of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. These four large sculptures represented Industry, Agriculture,…
Public Art Conservation, George Rickey Sculpture Conservation: Conservators Jim Gwinner and Christina L. Simms recently traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii to perform a minor conservation treatment, but a major relocation of a kinetic sculpture by the artist George Rickey. The stainless steel…
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,…
Each year conservators and museum professionals from across the United States and other countries attend the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Annual meeting, and each year, a new topic is selected and papers are solicited…
Paintings Conservation, Paintings, Murals, and Polychrome Surfaces Conservation: At McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory we perform conservation treatments on a large variety of artistic works, including the conservation of modern and contemporary paintings. Recently, the blurred lines of a large round…