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Preservation Houston Award for Mural Conservation Treatments of Historic National Treasure in 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

The restoration of the John Biggers mural at the Blue Triangle Community Center in Houston Texas received the Good Brick Award for excellence in historic preservation. The mural conservation treatments by Fine Art Conservation Laboratories, which saved the badly damaged … Continue reading →

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Keith Haring and Banksy in the House!! Saving, Preserving, Restoring, Conserving Street “Art?”

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

One of the other street/graffiti artists that is well known besides Banksy is Keith Haring. We just had a paste-up come into the lab for preservation treatments (it doesn’t really need much in the way of “restoration”). It was obviously … Continue reading →

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Art restoration in Pasadena, CA of a gorgeous garden mural of a peacock and flowers

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

Expert painting restoration treatments saved a gorgeous outdoor mural in Pasadena CA (Los Angeles area) this week… and the mural isn’t even that old. Painted in 2004, the mural was painted onto a covered garden wall over a paint layer … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Mission’s Original 1786 Lienzo Discovered Forgotten In Storage, Art Restoration Expert Tells Story

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

Its story of earthquake destruction and its art conservation This last year it was with great excitement that a very important historic and exciting decorative element of the original 1786 mission was rediscovered rolled up and unrecognizable in storage. It … Continue reading →

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Recent Visits To Mural Restoration and Preservation Projects

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

Watch this video on YouTube Join Art Conservator, Scott M. Haskins as he visits several special mural conservation consultation public art projects that he worked on over the last few weeks.  Here are some other walk through visits of interesting … Continue reading →

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Restoring Street Murals Back to Life Interview by Julie Rose on BYURadio Top of Mind

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

Top of Mind by Julie Rose BYURadio National Internet Radio Interview: Restoring Street Murals Back to Life Guest: Scott Haskins, Director and Chief Conservator, Fine Art Conservation Laboratories Colorful street art seems to have taken on new life thanks to … Continue reading →

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Can The Restoration of Contemporary Public Art Murals Ethically Include Repainting?

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

Is the repainting of a contemporary mural in the name of restoration ever acceptable?”  The case of the Blue Moon Trilogy The International Institute for Conservation (London, England) asked Scott M. Haskins, professional art conservator, to address this question in a … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Art Expert Restores Historic Mammoth Mural AIDS Painting Near Hollywood Bowl In Los Angeles

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

The challenges Scott M. Haskins, Head of Art Conservation, faced when he was asked to restore the graffiti-covered “Blue Moon Trilogy” mural across from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles seemed overwhelming to outsiders. But that didn’t stop him from … Continue reading →

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2 Super Interesting Preservation and Restoration Mural Projects Stopping Flaking Paint

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

I blogged in January about two murals that we worked on that had a special social message to tell. One is on the Army base in El Paso, Texas and the other is in Houston. The only thing that really connected … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Mural Monument To Successful AIDS Research Saved and Restored – Updated

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

This public mural memorial monument located by the Hollywood Bowl was originally funded by AIDS Project of LA. The bronze plaque, from the dedication in 1988 on the mural will outlive us all. It reads: Blue Moon Trilogy Eve of … Continue reading →

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