Tag Archives: Mural conservation

FACL Conducts Mural Preservation & Removal in Hawaii – Edward T. Grigware’s “The Defiance of Pele”

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Flora Arguilla

You Won’t Believe the Mural Preservation Process! Have you ever wondered how art conservators do mural removals or mural preservation? If so, this is the story you’ve been waiting for. At Fine Art Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (FACL), we take immense … Continue reading →

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Art Restoration: Water Damaged Mural in Los Angeles County- Hugo Ballin’s Art Deco Legacy

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Flora Arguilla

Unveiling the Secrets of Mural Restoration – Explore the Thrilling Journey of Preserving Cultural Heritage! Join us on an enlightening journey as we delve into the fascinating world of mural art restoration through the experienced eyes of professional art conservator, … Continue reading →

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Mural Conservation Treatments and Historic Preservation Studies Discover Important Italian Artwork and History In The Garda Lake Area

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Scott M. Haskins

This article has been syndicated at www.NewsReleaseWire.com/257855 What does it mean to be syndicated? See end of article. Magical murals are being discovered from the early 1600s in northern Italy that are an amazing example of the genius of illusion … Continue reading →

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Lost Post Office WPA Mural Found, Restored, and Installed in San Francisco Bay Museum

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Scott M. Haskins

WPA mural saved, preserved, restored and installed in Bay Area museum. Chat with Fine Art Conservation Laboratories about your art. Continue reading →

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Richmond Industrial City, 1941 WPA Mural Conservation

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

This important public art mural was painted in oil on canvas and adhered to a wall in 1941 as a WPA project by Victor Arnautoff, the artistic director of the extensive murals at Coit Tower in nearby San Francisco and … Continue reading →

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Caw Caw Blues

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

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 →

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Mural Restoration Experts From FACL Conserve Longest Mural in USA, Located in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

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 →

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WPA Murals On US Postage Stamps A Weird Idea

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Scott M. Haskins

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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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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Mural Conservation of The Contribution of Negro Women in American Life and Education – A National Treasure in Houston, TX

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Scott M. Haskins

This amazing public art, painted in the South in 1953, addresses the several, then, unpopular themes of women’s rights, equality of rights for all races including access to public education, freedom of speech, land ownership. “The Contribution of Negro Women … Continue reading →

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