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Naval Air Base Historic Mural To Be Saved
A week or so ago, I was asked to consult for the Naval Air Base in Fort Lauderdale Florida. They had 95 deg., 95 % humidity and forest fires that filled the air with smoke and ash. I was happy … Continue reading
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Tagged art conservation, detaching a mural, Historic Mural, lead white adhesive, mural restoration, Naval Air Base, remove a mural, save a mural, Scott Haskins
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Mural Conservation Work Begins On Jesus Biola Mural
Work began last week on the art conservation aspects of preserving this mural, which is my part of this project. I did a video of this work you can see at http://www.fineartconservationlab.com/twitchell-biola-jesus-mural/ (its the 2nd video) . Meanwhile, Kent is in the … Continue reading
Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution.”
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution” in the Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” On a related subject to the article that follows after this, … Continue reading
Caltrans and Mural Conservancy Inspects Downtown LA Freeway Murals
Freeway murals in downtown LA are really a study on the subject of graffiti. Caltrans is required by law to keep graffiti under control and off walls… even if those walls have really great murals on them.The Mural Conservancy of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984 Olympics, art conservation, Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, Mural conservation, mural restoration
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Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles – Protect, Preserve, Conserve, Restore LA’s Murals
101 Freeway in LA – Caltrans’ solution- paint it out. Of the 10 murals painted along Los Angeles Freeways to celebrate the 1984 Olympics, 7 have been painted out by Cal Trans and the other three are slated for being … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984 Olympics, art conservation, expert witness, Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, mural restoration
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Mural Art Conservation Survey and Overpaint Removal at Texas Southern University (TSU)
I’m at TSU this week and its been a great week of looking at art. This University has a rich heritage of mural painting starting back with some really great artist pioneers back in the 50’s. The result has been … Continue reading
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Tagged art conservation, cleaning painted out murals, Harvey Johnson, Mural conservation, restoration, Scott Haskins
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