Going Beyond the Recommendations: Practical Applications of Large-Scale Chemical Consolidations Presented at the International Symposium CONSOLIDATION 2021 Stone Consolidation in Cultural Heritage| LNEC | Lisbon, Portugal March 25, 2022 Authors: Kelly Caldwell, Director of Conservation Emma…
Evaluating the efficacy of cyclododecane in cross-sectional architectural paint analysis. Senior Conservator Katey Corda and Conservator Brooke Russell will review the implementation of the cyclododecane preparation method on architectural paint samples that are highly sensitive to resin…
See you live in Charleston for our first back in-person conference from June 13-15, 2021! Join Amy Elizabeth Uebel, Conservator, EverGreene Architectural Arts and Marissa Hershon, Curator of Ca’ d’Zan and Decorative Arts, The John &…
Published by the Smithsonian EverGreene is proud to announce the publication of a new volume of “Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation” series that brings together papers presented at the first-ever conservation conference solely dedicated to aluminum…
United States Marine Corps, Parris Island, SC 2019 Preserving U.S. Military Heritage Conference, Fredericksburg, TX, June 4-6, 2019 Authors: Joseph Sembrat and Mark Rabinowitz Abstract The Iwo Jima Monument located at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot…
Who are America’s four best-loved actresses? If you answered Ethel Barrymore, Marilyn Miller, Mary Pickford and Rosa Ponselle—admittedly, a long shot—you’re going to be delighted to know that four diminutive marble statues of these larger-than-life theatrical…
Presented at the Mid-Century Modern Structures: Materials and Preservation Symposium April 14-16, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri Justine P. Bello, Caroline Guay, Tom McDowell, Mark Rabinowitz, Joseph Sembrat While the influence of the machine age on…
Authors: Mark Rabinowitz & Carol Grissom From the mid-1850s through the early 20th century zinc statues proliferated in the United States, with a few even dedicated after World War II. Most were purchased for smaller towns…
A careful investigation of the conditions is required before recommendations can be made for treatments to repair architectural terra-cotta surfaces. The beauty of glazed terra cotta, with its rich palette of earth tones and glassy surface,…
Published as “Overcoming Challenges: Metal Exploration and Restoration” in Traditional Buildings Magazine, 2009. Architectural metals. A building’s jewelry, consisting of ornate grilles, panels, doors, cornices and sculpture – create visual delight through intrinsic and applied finishes. With…
Treatment for Fountains in Tropical Environments Fountain conservation involves treating historic elements within an active, public environment whose operational needs may directly conflict with those of the preservation of the fountain’s materials, including potential antique and…
Outside the Canon: A Review of Unique Approaches to Stone Conservation 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone Columbia University, New York, NY Authors: Justine Posluszny Bello, Daniel Lane, Mark Rabinowitz, Joseph Sembrat…
The New York Public Library Statuary–Marble Deterioration & Conservation 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone Columbia University, New York, NY Authors: Mark Rabinowitz & John Carr Created by 4 different sculptors, the…
American Institute for Conservation, Objects Group, Norfolk, VA, 1995 Author: Mark Rabinowitz In the 1980’s, the Central Park Conservancy began the project of restoring the 33 masonry arches that are an important functional and decorative component…
Conservation of Large-Scale Metal Artifacts Authors: Justine Posluszny Bello, Patricia Miller, Mark Rabinowitz, Joseph Sembrat The conservation of large-scale metal artifacts presents many challenges, the least of which is size. From inspection through treatment and beyond,…
Gilding at the Smithsonian, Washington, DC September 23, 2006 Author: Mark Rabinowitz This is not a review of a conservation treatment per se. I was not a party to the treatment about which the questions I…
Where the Structure and Associated Features, Interiors, Gardens, and Outdoor Sculpture, Are Major Components of the Collection Author: Mark Rabinowitz In historic house museums, museums housed within historic structures, and those with extensive outdoor art collections…
The History and Conservation of Jefferson Davis McKissack’s Orange Show This lecture was part of the Divine Disorder Conference on the Conservation of Outsider Folk art that was organized and hosted by NCPTT. The conference was…
The Conservation of a 17 Ton Section of the Hull Recovered from the RMS Titanic Wreck-site and an Evaluation of the Treatment Three Years Later APTI Conference, Portland, ME, September 2003 Author and Speaker: Joseph Sembrat…
The Association for Preservation Technology International Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, USA, October 2001 Author and Speaker: Joseph Sembrat The Barnard Statuary Group is located at the main entrance to the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg,…
The salvage and treatment of a significant section of the Titanic illustrate the great logistical and technological challenges associated with the conservation of a monumental iron artifact recovered from a marine environment. Conservation of the RMS…
