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Author Archives: Scott M. Haskins
The Preservation Idaho Award
The State of Idaho named Fine Art Conservation Laboratories (FACL, Inc.) in its award of the Orchid and Onion Award from The Idaho Historic Preservation Council for the mural conservation treatments of the two Minerva Teichert murals in the extensive … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Buildings - Construction Sites, Murals
Tagged historic preservation, mural restoration
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Mural Restoration Expert Appointed by the City of Los Angeles
Public Art Division – Dept. of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles Art Collection Appoints Fine Art Conservation Laboratories as Painting and Mural Restoration and Public Art Conservation Experts The art conservation, art restoration and maintenance of murals and public … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Murals
Tagged Kent Twitchell, Mural conservation, mural restoration
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Professional Associate of AIC (American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works)
I’ve just arrived in Chicago for the week of the 2017 annual meeting of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). See the video Art Walk-About tour from this visit to Chicago at the … Continue reading
Posted in Professional activities
Tagged AIC, Professional associations
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Art Conservation Painting Restoration Client Testimonials from Orange County, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City
Nothing is as powerful as a spontaneous testimonial from a satisfied client. But can you trust the word or opinion of another person? Perhaps they don’t know the difference between a stretcher bar and a strainer? But, WHAT IF you … Continue reading
Posted in Consulation, Disaster/Emergency Response, Insurance, Painting on canvas, Research and Authentication, Travel
Tagged disaster clean up and response
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Smoke Damage on Artwork – We work as a sub to disaster response companies
Liability during clean up is a big issue with smoke damage on paintings and other artwork-collectible objects. I mean, we are specialized in treating paintings and all our professional art restoration services center around doing this correctly. How can an … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
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People ask me, “Do I still do the painting restoration work?”
By Scott M. Haskins, Head of Conservation I’m asked fairly often, since I travel so much, do I ever do the actual art conservation work on paintings. The short answer is: If you count the treatments we do on murals … Continue reading
Analysis of art can reveal hidden details important to authentication and value
Most art collector’s dream of discovering a lost masterpiece and I have had some “wonderful” stories and situations come through my front door. While many are expecting to hit the lottery, many are digging for hidden details that uncover lost … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Authentication
Tagged analyse a painting
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Historic Oil Painting of Russian Royalty Slashed and Painted Over But Not Forgotten
Over the decades we have, in our art conservation and restoration laboratory repaired rips (bayonet slashing) on portraits of Russian royal family members, discovered forgotten Russian master artists and worked on an important portrait by Ilya Rapin… but we have … Continue reading
Art Conservation UV Analysis of Modern Painting Before Sale At Auction
Standard operating procedure and due diligence for art collectors, curators etc should be the inspection of the artwork , BEFORE ACQUISITION, with a black light (also known as a UV light). But contemporary and modern art often pose weird and … Continue reading
Family Heirloom Painting Restoration in Salt Lake City – Testimonial
“What is a painting worth” is a subject I’ve written on several times; there’s financial value, emotional value and historical value. It’s doubly nice when your emotional ties or historical connection, like with a family heirloom, is also a really … Continue reading
