Russell Bernabo

Other Projects

Conservation is available for diverse objects made from metal, plaster, marble, wood, and ceramic. Richmond Conservation Studio is recommended for the conservation of easel paintings. A network of reliable specialists is available for other materials.

Chandelier for Broad Street Train Station, Richmond VA. Alexander Pope, 1917.

Conservation to steel frames, milk glass panels, and bronze ornaments.

Pair of classical figures in cast plaster. England, 19th century.

Surface cleaning and restoration to damage and losses.

George Washington. William James Hubard after Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1856. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Life-size plaster casting.

Structural repairs, removal of lead paint layers, restoration of damage and compensation for losses.

Miniature models for characters in The Haunted Mansion, Disney World. Walt Disney Studios, circa 1969.

Repairs, compensation for losses, custom display stand.

Souvenir of Lafayette’s visit to America, circa 1824.

Carved wooden elements reassembled within the original brass frame mounted in an inlaid board.

Telegraph, 19th century. Machined metal components on original wooden base.

Corrosion removal and cleaning.

Cyrus McCormick. John David Brcin, 1931. Washington & Lee University. Cast bronze with hot chemical patina.

Surface repairs, repatination, and seasonal maintenance.

Prologue. Robert Graham, 2001. FDR Memorial, Washington DC. Cast bronze with hot chemical patina.

Remedial treatment and surface corrections.

Three Servicemen. Frederick Hart, 1984. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC. Cast bronze with hot chemical patina.

Patina interventions and preventive maintenance.

Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Glenna Goodacre, 1993. National Mall, Washington DC. Cast bronze with hot chemical patina.

Surface corrections and seasonal maintenance.

In Memory plaque. 2004, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Cast bronze with hot chemical patina.

Seasonal maintenance.

Cast iron pulley wheel from 19th-century coal mine. 66-inch diameter.

Structural repairs, metal stabilization, custom steel base.

Chinese automaton, 18th century.

Repairs to brass clockwork mechanism and conservation to enameled base.