ARG Conservation Services (ARG/CS) was retained by Stanford University in the spring of 2014 to assess conditions and execute treatments for the ten mosaics that decorate the exterior east elevation of the Cantor Arts Center. The mosaics are constructed of glass tesserae embedded in a cement mortar. Work was planned so
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ARG Conservation Services (ARG/CS) was contracted by the Senate Facilities of the State of California, to perform a conditions assessment and conduct conservation repairs on the interior woodwork of the California State Senate Chamber. The California State Senate Chamber seats its forty members in a large chamber room decorated in
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When Boisset Family Estates purchased the Buena Vista Winery in 2011, they took responsibility for a major landmark in American viticulture and California history. Built in 1857 by the renaissance man and self-styled “Count” Agosthon Haraszthy, the Buena Vista Winery is a state and national landmark, and a premier stop
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The “Brotherhood of Man” by Anthony Stellon, was a gift from May Joseph Alioto to the City of San Francisco and was originally installed at the Martin Luther King Jr. swimming pool in the Bayview Hunters Point District. The mosaic was removed during pool renovations in 1996. The entire was
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The Bok Kai Temple in Marysville was built in 1880 to serve the city’s sizable Chinese population. The temple has been in continuous use as a religious and social anchor for the local population and has minimal alterations. It retains many original materials and features, including the brick masonry wall,
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The Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theater was the main structure of a Masonic Lodge complex designed in 1888 by the German architect Henry Geilfuss, known for developing the distinctive Victorian architectural profile of San Francisco. The city’s oldest theater, the Opera House served as the center of cultural
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In 2003, ARG Conservation Services performed conservation work on the carved, incised, and written poems on the walls of the Detention Barracks and Hospital buildings at the Angel Island Immigration Station. These writings, dating from 1910 to 1940, represent a significant part of the Asian-American immigration experience. The conservation work included
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Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the Mills Building is one of San Francisco’s architectural gems. Located at 220 Montgomery Street in the financial district, the Mills Building sports a decorative façade of terra cotta, brick and marble with intricately carved designs. Built in 1890, it
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Standing at the corner of Market, Geary, and Kearny Streets in downtown San Francisco, Lotta’s Fountain is the City’s oldest monument. In contrast with many of the San Francisco’s other monuments, Lotta’s Fountain was not given to the City by a politician or wealthy industrialist. Lotta Crabtree, a famous Vaudeville
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500 Capp Street was constructed in 1886, during what is generally referred to as the Victorian period (1860 – 1900) and is a prime example of a relatively simple Italianate style house. The last owner of the property, artist David Ireland, had a strong influence on the house’s physical state. Ireland
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Los Angeles-based sculptor, Gwynn Murrill is known for her talent in portraying the primal essence of her animal subjects. While doing away with details that are not necessary to perceive the creatures, Murrill leaves no doubt about the animals she portrays. Working in wood and marble at the beginning of
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The City of Palo Alto retained ARG Conservation Services (ARG/CS) to provide a conditions assessment for twelve permanent artworks in the City of Palo Alto’s public art collection. The selected artworks are murals located throughout the City that were installed between 1980 and 2013. All of the artworks are located
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