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Author Archives: Scott M. Haskins
A Ripped Oil Painting, Salt Lake City; Pets and Art, Antiques and Collectibles Do Not Mix
It’s one thing to teach your kids not to play rough around your favorite painting hanging in your house, but it would probably be a lot harder to teach your pets the same thing. Even the most well-behaved dog doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in In Lab, Painting on canvas
Tagged rip repair
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Iconic Mural Painted Out Instead Of Removing Graffiti On 110 Freeway in South Bay, Los Angeles
By Scott M. Haskins Veteran journalist Nick Green called me on the phone asking intelligent questions about the legalities of painting our murals and what rights artists have. We also discussed the options of future mural restoration, protection of public … Continue reading
Posted in FACL in the media, Murals
Tagged graffiti on mural
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Historic Mural Reinstallation at Texas State University
This video is about the installation process of the Buck Winn murals entitled “The History of Ranching in Texas” at the Alkek Library at Texas State University. Fine Art Conservation Laboratories was contracted to resurrect the murals from the dead, … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Historic Buildings - Construction Sites, Historic Preservation, Murals
Tagged Historic Mural Installation
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Caw Caw Blues
This story about country music legend Guy Clark seemed too weird to pass up telling you about…This macabre bronze statue of a crow (raven?) doesn’t have anything to do with the really interesting (and magnificent, actually) saving efforts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Preservation, Saving Public Art
Tagged Mural conservation
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Save Your Pet From A Disaster Book Author Interview with Scott M. Haskins by Host Elizabeth Stewart
The publishing of our book, How To Save Your Pet From A Disaster is recommended by a NY Times Top 10 Selling Author Raymond Aaron (Who has written 2 Chicken Soup for the Soul books) who submitted our manuscript for … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Publications, Speaking Engagements, Workshops
Tagged Protect Your Pet
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Amadeo Modigliani and a couple of very entertaining adventures in my career
Amedeo Modigliani is probably the most famous Italian artist of the 20th century and he was born today July 12th, 1884 in Livorno, close to Pisa. We’ve had a few “run in’s” in my art conservation career related to his … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Authentication
Tagged art analysis
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“That’s Texas for you!” Is it the type of job… or is it me?!
I had something happen to me and I’m not sure what to think about it… whether it’s odd or funny or…? As you can see from previous posts, we are working on the side of a freeway in Grand Prairie … Continue reading
Posted in Murals
Tagged mural restoration, Public art
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Mural Restoration Experts From FACL Conserve Longest Mural in USA, Located in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas
One of the biggest works of art in the USA is right here in Grand Prairie, in plain view. In fact, you may have driven past it and not really known much about this iconic public work of art in … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, FACL in the media, Murals
Tagged Mural conservation
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WPA Murals On US Postage Stamps A Weird Idea
As you read this, our team is working to preserve and restore an “environmental mural” painted on the side of a freeway that is 1/2 mile long!!! (not the freeway, the mural!) in Grand Prairie, Texas (Dallas – more on … Continue reading
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Tagged Mural conservation
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Protecting The Kobe Bryant Memorial Mural 2020 With An Anti-Graffiti Coating
I was in downtown Los Angeles this morning for the memorial of Kobe Bryant and to inaugurate the completion of a memorial mural of Kobe by renowned artist Paul Daniels. A couple of weeks ago the artist brought us on … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Murals, Travel
Tagged anti-graffiti mural protection
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