Many of the earlier murals in the United States on view to the public were created through the support of the Federal government. Today, most of these murals are under the care of the U.S. General Services Administration. The U.S.…
This article features art conservation work by McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, a specialist in art conservation, at the Howard M. Metzenbaum US Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The PDF file is here: MILLET MURALS AT METZENBAUM Clem Labine’s Traditional Building…
The McKay Lodge Conservation Lab conserved a mosaic by Barbara Jo Revelle, titled The Alternative History of Fort Myers. The 100 foot wide tile mural is composed of approximately 297,600 colored tiles forming a composite of historical images of Fort…
Early in 2008, the State of Louisiana contracted with McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. to evaluate the feasibility, and design a plan, for the relocation of a large mosaic by Louisiana artist Conrad Albrizio. The state then asked the…
In October 2000, McKay Lodge, Inc. completed the conservation treatment on the bronze and stone monuments at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. The work was performed under the direction of Nancy Kurtz, Monuments Survey Administrator for the Maryland Historical Trust and…
THE OHIO CONSERVATION CENTER: The Lewis County Civil War Monument was erected in 1883. By 1980 the seven foot wide hollow base was caving in and the 30 foot tall monument was starting to lean. By 1998 the problem was…
The Westinghouse Memorial is a monument located in Schenley Park, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It commemorates George Westinghouse (1846 – 1914) a world renowned engineer and inventor. Daniel Chester French was the sculptor for the statue and the main panel, and…
McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. of Oberlin, Ohio, well known for their expertise in historic fountains, was selected as the project team’s bronze and stone conservator for the design, specifications, contract documents and administration of the upcoming major renovation…
McKay Lodge won the contract from a wide field of conservators to restore the Tiffany-designed Veteran's Room in the Park Avenue Armory in New York, one of the few surviving interiors by Louis C. Tiffany & Co.. Conservator Jim Gwinner cleaned and…
https://vimeo.com/156635492 Richard Hunt Sculpture Conservation SOUND: Headphones or speakers are highly recommended. No speakers or headphones? This site and this video on Richard Hunt Sculpture Conservation are available on your smartphone. Just one extreme step among many in straightening an…