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…
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…
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).…
In 2014, Cleveland area art conservation center McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory purchased a dry ice solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting machine. A mid-sized industrial grade CO2 blasting machine was purchased from Continental Carbonic after research and consultations on the most…
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…