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…
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,…
Stone Conservation, Public Art Conservation: On a seven acre site on the grounds of the U.S. Census Bureau Building in Suitland, Maryland is a series of walls, benches, and winding paths through a thoughtfully landscaped setting. These elements which consist…
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation, Public Art Conservation, Sculpture Conservation: In a recent blog post we described our conservation projects in the Caribbean which included Lady Justice by Jan R. Mitchell, but it was this time of year -nearly seven years ago- that McKay Lodge…
Art Conservation in the Caribbean At this time of year, most people head to the Caribbean to escape the cold temperatures and snow, but Marcin Pikus of McKay Lodge Conservation recently traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to perform…
Public Art Conservation, Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: Sometimes conservation treatment projects are so large, they must be completed in phases. This is the case for the public art conservation treatment of Red Neon Circle Fragments on a Blue Wall, 1978 by…
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation; Public Art Conservation: A condition assessment is typically the first step in a conservation treatment. A conservator must consider many things other than how the sculpture currently looks. These include, but are not limited to: the available…
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation, Public Art Conservation: At McKay Lodge Conservation we not only keep a "vigil" on outdoor sculpture maintenance in the Greater Cleveland area, but in America's Heartland too. Our conservation team traveled to Oklahoma City to deinstall the…
Public Art Conservation; Sculpture Conservation: In the Robert Denney Federal Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, brilliant rainbow-colored bands cascade onto the white interior of the building year round. The source of the light display is an installation, Origin of Color, 1976…