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Public Murals Graffiti Abatement and Paint Removal

Short Interesting Video By Mural Conservation Restoration Expert

Historic outdoor 1942 murals by Carlo Ciampaglia in the Centennial Building and Food

and Fiber Buildings ofFair Park, Dallas, Texas and the 1984 Olympic Freeway Murals in

Los Angeles by Kent Twitchell, Judy Baca and Alonzo Davis are featured in this super

interesting short video on removing paint and graffiti from murals.

http://www.fineartconservationlab.com/projects/murals/removing-paint-and-

graffiti-from-murals/

At Fair Park, initially, overpaint was removed from over 8,000 sq. ft ofhistoric murals aspart of a very extensive mural art conservation and restoration project. The continual art

conservation services of consulting, working with other contractors, providing art

conservation services has continued since 1999. Much of this work has been in

collaboration with Nancy McCoy, Historic Preservation Architect of Dallas, Texas who has

done a fantastic job as being the overseer on many projects at Fair Park for the City of

Dallas. Her firm, Quimby and McCoy Historic Preservation Architects, works nationwide.

Her contact number is 214 977 9118

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Fecundity by Carlo Ciampaglia was painted out.

In Los Angeles, The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles is heading up an Adopt A Mural

Program for the 1984 Olympic Freeway Murals and has hired FACL, Inc and Scott M.

Haskins, art and painting conservator, as the Property Manager for organizing thelogistics of cleaning, protecting and maintaining initially 4 heavily tagged murals. This

work will be done in cooperation with Caltrans, Public Works and several other entities.

Following the success with these murals, the other 8 murals that makeup the group will be

part of the efforts. The long range plan is to extend the program to other outdoor murals

in LA.

Isabel Rojas-Williams is the engaging, capable and fired up Executive Director ofMCLA

and her contact info is 213 291 6900

Scott Haskins testing graffiti removal from a mural by Alonzo Davis.

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Fine Art Conservation Laboratories (FACL, Inc.) has worked on small and

large mural projects in England, France, Italy and Mexico; In CA, TX, WA, DC,

PA, GA, AZ, NM, UT and continues to be available worldwide for:

Project consulting on art related matters

Art expert witness and legal testimony

Insurance evaluations on art related matters

Painting conservation and restoration

Mural conservation and restoration

Working with living artists on projects

Project oversight with contractors, architects, etc with art related matters

Project Manager

Mural conservation questions? Call Scott Haskins at 805 564 3438

Art Appraisal questions? Call Richard Holgate at 805 895 5121

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