Click to View "The kinetic sculptures of George Rickey are mesmerizing. Found on the lawns of both museum locations, these engineering feats perform an elegant metal dance with even the slightest breeze. The graceful movement requires a great deal of…
THE OHIO ART CONSERVATION CENTER: All conservators of McKay Lodge attend pertinent conferences to keep apprised on technologies and are often engaged as speakers at many events. An April 2014 aluminum conservation conference was attended by sculpture conservator James Gwinner. The…
THE OHIO ART CONSERVATION CENTER: James Gwinner, one of our sculpture conservators, attended the Outdoor Metallic sculpture conference (Métal À Ciel Ouvert) in Paris, France. The outdoor sculpture conference was hosted by the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).…
THE OHIO CONSERVATION CENTER: The conservators at the Ohio Conservation Center are always looking for new technologies to treat the myriad of materials we encounter. In 2014 the center purchased an ICETECH KG20 dry ice solid carbon dioxide blasting machine…
A zinc sculpture from 1888 of was at the lab for conservation treatment. The zinc indian sculpture received new interior reinforcement and missing parts were fabricated. The whole sculpture was cleaned and coated with a a direct-to-metal acrylic coating. LODI…
The Thomas Merton Center has contracted with McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. to conserve several of the most significant and treasured documents and artworks from his life. The Thomas Merton Center is the official repository of Merton’s artistic estate which…
A unidentified manuscript leaf purchased at auction was at the lab for treatment by senior paper conservator Gina McKay. It was recognized by the lab’s president Robert Lodge as a rare manuscript leaf from a notable 13th century French missal…
In murals conservation (or mural conservation) removals for relocations are sometimes necessary for their survival when the buildings that house them are slated for demolition or for invasive alterations. These removals, as here, can be both extremely difficult and toxic…
Mural Conservation: McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. has been hired by Ely, Inc. of Washington DC to be the consulting and participating mural conservation specialist firm for the removal of N.C. Wyeth’s monumental mural Apotheosis of the Family. The 18…
Public Art Conservation, Painting Conservation, Kent State Murals Conservation (2004-2006): McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. was hired as an art consultant by the architectural firm Moody Nolan, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, to look at Kent State University murals. As…