Susan Blakney, West Lake’s Chief Conservator, will be presenting a talk titled “When and Why to Hire a Professional Conservator” at The Center for Painted Wall Preservation’s 2020 Conserving Our Painted Past Symposium from October 26 to the 28....
The recent viral images of a botched “restoration” from Spain of a copy of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s Immaculate Conception brought to mind a similar attempt at reintegration by a local amateur artist that was brought to West Lake Conservators. In May of 2004 a...
West Lake Conservators is pleased to welcome Raphael back to the staff as a conservator of paintings. Raphael is joining West Lake Conservators again, shortly after completing his Master of Art Conservation (MAC 2019) degree from Queen’s University in Kingston,...
In an effort to respond to the current health crisis, West Lake Conservators has taken the temporary preventative step of a period closure starting March 19, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order, and will reopen once it is declared safe by the Governor (for...
West Lake Conservators is proud to announce that our Photographic Materials Conservator Luisa Casella has been awarded Fellow status by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). Fellow Membership is awarded to conservators with a minimum of ten years of full-time...
