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…
Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, and Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory recently performed a conservation treatment of a glass fiber optic artwork, River of Light by Mikyoung Kim, located…
Sometimes a conservation treatment is routine using familiar methods and materials to complete a project. Other times, treatments are complex and the methods are unknown for achieving stabilization of a work of art while at the same time returning it…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory recently completed a recoating of Alexander Calder's Stegosaurus (Intermediate Maquette) 1972 owned by the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. Stegosarus Intermediate Maquette, 1972 by Alexander Calder is deinstalled at the Toldeo Museum of Art…
Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, performs conservation treatment and assessments of electronic media and digital artwork. He recently completed an assessment and minor interventive treatment of American Varietal, 2013 by artist Jason Salavon which is installed at…
The restoration of religious statuary, like other cultural heritage works or sites, involves careful assessment and treatment considerations. Many of the individuals who have been immortalized in earthly materials of metal or stone made great sacrifices during their lifetimes on…
Sometimes one needs more than just a sense of sight to appreciate a work of art. Jim Gwinner, Conservator of Public Art and Sculpture, recently performed a conservation assessment in Maryland, examining a unique kinetic musical work by Montana artist…
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to many great art museums, cultural institutions as well as educational and medical facilities like the University of Pittsburgh. For over thirty years, Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, renown transplantation pioneer and researcher, served…
When the leaves started to change colors in Susquehanna County, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Christina L. Simms, of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory completed the maintenance of a bronze memorial commemorating Pennsylvanian coal miners and their families. The Coal Miners…
Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, recently completed a Doughboy conservation treatment in Forest City, Pennsylvania. "Doughboy" is a term often used as a nickname for American troops deployed to Europe during World War I, though the exact…