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Federal Support for Murals and Other Arts

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.…

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Metzenbaum murals - A Rebirth of Public Art

A Rebirth of Public Art

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…

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Fort Myers Florida Tile Mosaic

Fort Myers Florida Tile Mosaic

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…

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bronze and stone monument conservation

Maintenance at Fort McHenry

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…

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Concrete Filled Zinc

Another Concrete Filled Zinc Monument Saved!

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…

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Westinghouse Memorial conservation

Westinghouse Memorial

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…

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Art Conservation Cleveland Public Art

Renovation Design for Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain

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…

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