CONSERVATION SCIENCES: ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND ADVICE FOR ART COLLECTIONS, ARCHIVES, ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
SERVICES: ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTICS, MONITORING and DOCUMENTATION
- Decay mechanism diagnosis: identification, evaluation and scope of intervention needed
- Stone analysis and petrography (electron and light microscopy, etc.)
- Soluble salt analysis and interpretation (IC, SEM-EDS, Conductivity)
- Specialized in the analysis, interpretation and understanding of damaging salts in porous materials such as stone, brick, sculpture, wall paintings, etc.
- Interdisciplinary courses in art conservation, materials science and artists’ materials, art crime and art forensics
- Training in the use of specialized instrumentation and forensic methods applied to works of art
CLIENTS:
- Scientific Consulting for the FBI Art Crime Team
- Expert Witness for The US Department of Justice
- The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
- The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
- Historic England/English Heritage
- The American Research Center in Egypt – ARCE.org
- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Garden – Huntington.org, San Marino, California
- Scripps College, Claremont, California
- Occidental College, Los Angeles
- PATRIMA – National Patrimony Project, France
- The University of Cergy Pontoise, France
- Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Nancy Martin, Appraiser, Monrovia, California
- Art Conservators in Private Practice
Private clients make up a substantial part of our work. They reflect diverse individuals, collections, archives, and sites.
