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…
We would like to share an article from the South Bend Tribune by Margaret Fosmoe for one of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory's upcoming historic fountain restoration projects: The Studebaker Electric Fountain. Work on the fountain will begin in early 2019 and…
Conservator Tom Podnar has achieved something that arguably not all do in their chosen profession, a true mastery of his field. That is why we are proud to celebrate his twenty-five years with McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory in January 2018.…
Sculpture conservation Cleveland: The sculpture conservation section of McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory did something different involving sculpture conservation in Cleveland recently. It put sculpture conservation knowledge and skills to a very different purpose - preservation through replication. Two cast bronze…
FIELD AND SHOP SERVICES PROVIDED The company is well equipped, knowledgeable and practiced in the provision of the following conservation services equally well on-site and at our large shops. INDUSTRIAL COATINGS Surface Preparation Surface preparations for optimal bonding of coatings by…
Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues Sculpture Conservator Tom Podnar is mentioned in Carol Grissom’s talk “Toward Better Treatment of Cast-Iron Fountains with Zinc Statues”. Tom is skilled at the traditional and difficult technique of lead-tin soldering which is the most…
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…
Cast Iron Drinking Fountain with Gas Lamp - The William Procter Fountain Pat. June 8, 1890 By Henry F. Franks Erected 1894. This cast iron drinking fountain was a gift from Mr. William A. Procter (of Procter and Gamble) to…
The Kearny Park Fountain was dedicated on May 30, 1901. This fountain, a gift of the great local benefactor Mr. Charles Hackley to the people of Muskegon and dedicated to Phil Kearny, is made of cast iron and zinc. In…
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…