Public Art Conservation; Sculpture Conservation: The conservation treatment of stone is a delicate process despite the seemingly robust nature of the material. At McKay Lodge Conservation, we are pleased to have a specialized stone conservator on staff, Marcin Pikus. Conservator…
Sculpture Conservation: McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory signed a major contract today with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). This contract will provide sculpture conservation services at federal properties located nationwide. This is a 5-year ID/IQ contract (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) starting…
Sculpture Conservation, Light Sculpture: Rockne Krebs, creator of The White Tornado, is one of the pioneers of electronic and technology-based artworks or sculptures, has created some of the largest public art installations in the world. Krebs was widely recognized for his…
Sculpture Conservation: Tucked away, in a hidden courtyard behind the Dolley Madison House, and on the back wall of the adjacent Cosmos Club on Lafayette Square in Washington DC, is a real gem of a find: The Whitney Museum of…
Sculpture Conservation: Cleveland area art conservation center McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory, Inc. is serious about the use of dry ice solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting for art conservation treatment. We would like to share some news and videos from our…
Sculpture Conservation, George Rickey Conservation Our return of George Rickey's moving sculpture TRIPLE L, EXCENTRIC, GYRATORY, GYRATORY III for PNC Bank in Cleveland was well received. In July, 2017, McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory reinstalled the George Rickey sculpture on…
Sculpture Conservation: Through research, experimentation, and consultations with metallurgists and corrosion control engineers, McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. has been able to successfully deal with a variety of preservation issues with low alloy, structural weathering steel commonly known as…
The purpose of the three day visit to George Rickey's studios was for the conservators to get familiar with the artist's technical files and discuss how the information, which requires interpretation, can be made usefully available to researchers and owners…
Sculpture Conservation, Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: In September, 2010, a 12 foot tall, 9,000 pound sculpture in Portland, Oregon, a free-standing, monumental stone arch with joints of uncertain strength, had to be moved quickly and safely. The ability to turn the…
Painted Outdoor Sculpture: Here are rare early images of Alexander Calder Stabiles in stages of work. Thanks to photographer Robert B. Hicks for responding to our request to search through his photographs and find these 1973 images never-before-seen of Calder…