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                     Rustin Levenson examines the reverse of a large painting at the Dali Museum. In the spring eight conservators from our studios will treat the four large masterwork paintings.

 One of the functions of both of our studios is to prepare client's artwork for travel. Here we have Rustin treating a painting in preparation for travel. This work is part of the collection of the Leepa Rattner Museum on the campus of St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, FL

    Sometimes the painted surfaces we treat can be on plaster. Part of disassembling this George Segal work at the Miami Art Museum involves separating the two pieces of the background rock. This is undertaken by Veronica Romero, together with visiting Russian conservators Pasha and Ivan from the Miami studio. Special crates from Artex will protect the elements as they move to the Miami Art Museum's new facility.

The painting entitled Young Gentleman by Henry Benbridge, one of several eighteenth century portraits presently in treatment, receives some toning before it's final varnish coating is applied.

 The Miami Studio celebrates the completion of the treatment of a Persian Mural with a waffle breakfast and commemorative photo of the conservation team that worked on the painting over the last 14 months.

The Miami studio is  hosting two conservators from Moscow this month. Ivan Salakhov, conservator for the Tretyakov Gallery, and his collegue Pavel Atorin, are visiting to learn more about the materials used in Western conservation.

 To celebrate the vigorous and exciting year that has passed, and to welcome with much promise the new year, both the Miami team, and the New York team pause to celebrate the season. 

The Miami crew, above, left to right, are Veronica Romero, Rustin Levenson, MacKenzie Becker, and Lia Kramer.

For over 10 years, the RLACA staff has worked on the collection of Savannah College of Art and Design painting collection. Last week Rustin Levenson visited the new SCAD Museum and was able to see many of the paintings we treated up on the walls.