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FACL Conducts Mural Preservation & Removal in Hawaii – Edward T. Grigware’s “The Defiance of Pele”
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
Posted in Murals, Saving Public Art, Travel
Tagged historic preservation, Mural conservation, mural removal
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Removing Murals To Save Public Art In Austin, Texas
This article was syndicated for USA national redistribution. Its a bit of a coup to get an article syndicated, and its certainly prestigious, as additional “proof” that the info and the author are considered far and wide authoritative and an … Continue reading
Posted in Murals, Saving Public Art, Testimonials
Tagged mural removal, mural restoration public art
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National Air and Space Museum Mural Removal Art Conservation Expert Consultation
At the end of 2017, I received a phone call from the general contractor organizing the renovation of the Smithsonian museum’s the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. The renovation would include the mural removal of 5 enormous … Continue reading
Posted in Consultations, Historic Buildings - Construction Sites, Murals, Professional activities
Tagged mural conservation consultation project, mural removal
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Historic Murals Removed, Restored, Reinstalled – Minerva Teichert
The first mural ever that I did art conservation treatments on was in my graduate program in Italy. The first week of school I was put onto scaffolding and sat down in front of a mural dated 1365 on a … Continue reading
Jessie Arms Botke Featured in “Inner Visions: Women Artists of California”
Many people have heard that we were responsible for saving the wonderful, gorgeous mural of a tropical jungle by Jessie Arms Botke from demolition but few have heard the story. So, here it is! In 1992 I got a call … Continue reading
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Tagged Irvine Museum, Jessie Arms Botke, Mural, mural relocation, mural removal
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Banksy Mural in LA
I’ve been working with a team of people for the last 6 months who have been trying to get their act together to save a Banksy mural from demolition on a Gas Station wall in West LA. Banksy did the … Continue reading
