1963-1968
Institute of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia. Graduate with a specialization in Art Restoration and Conservation
1961-1963
School of Fine Arts for the Gifted, Moscow, Russia
1982-present
President and Chief Conservator, Restoration on Location. Independent conservator for museums, galleries, institutions and private collectors.
1978-1982
Vice President and Chief Conservator for Art Restoration and Conservation, Inc.
1968-1974
Art Conservator for Art Restoration and Conservation Center in Moscow, Russia
2004
Ornamental Murals, Colony Club, Dining Room, New York City
Oil on plaster, approx. 2000sq.ft.
Surface cleaning, removing of food stains, cleaning of shellac coating, stabilizing plaster in water damaged areas, filling plaster losses, reconstruction of the missing parts of design, inpainting paint losses, varnishing. Sub-contracted by Luca Bonetti
2003
Five Historical Murals, Middle Island School, Setauket, NY.
2 murals 13’x10’, 2 murals 13’x12’, 1 mural 13’x50’, oil on canvas, mounted on wall.
Removal of the murals from wall, re-installment of murals following restoration. Sub-contracted by Luca Bonetti
2002
Ornamental Design in three court rooms, Philadelphia Court House, Philadelphia, PA. 1428 sq. ft., casein on plaster.
Surface cleaning, reconstruction of the missing parts of design.
Collaborated with Felicity Campbell, Inc.
2001
Council Chamber, City Hall, New York City. Oval shaped mural, oil on canvas, mounted on ceiling, approx. 900 sq. ft.
Consolidation of the canvas by injecting glue into the pockets of separation between canvas and plaster. Sub-contracted by Luca Bonetti
1999
Conservation of four murals at CCNY,
Shepard Hall, New York City:
- The Graduate, by Edwin H. Blashfield, 22'x44', 1908, oil on canvas
- The Great Teachers, by Abraham J. Bogdanove, 8'x52', 1930, oil on canvas
- Respice, Adspice, Prospice, by Walter Pach, 6'x23', 1935 Tempera on plaster
- Scene of City College, by William
C. Rice, 8'x13'
Consolidation of the plaster packets, removal of overpainting, filling plaster losses, inpainting, varnishing. Sub-contracted by Luca Bonetti
1998
Nicholas Roerich, The Treasure of Angels, 13'x15', tempera and oil on canvas, The Roerich Museum in New York City.
Consolidation of the canvas, strip lining, flattening, consolidation of the paint layer, reconstruction and extensive inpainting of the paint losses.
1997
Medina Club, Bloomingdale, Chicago, IL. Ornamental murals, tempera on plaster. (Original design by muralist and architect J. Monroe Hewlett). Removal of heavy overpainting, reconstruction of paint losses. Sub-Contracted by John Canning Inc.
1996-1997
Grand Central Station, The Sky Mural, New York City. 250,000 sq. ft., oil and gold leaf on 900 panels, 8'x4' each. Winter North Sky with 8 Constellations and 2,5000 Stars.
Surface cleaning caused by smoke and grime, inpainting of the water damaged panels. Field Conservator sub-contracted by John Canning, Inc.
1995
Miami Edison Middle School, Miami, Fl. Fifty Decorative ornamental reliefs in the Auditorium, Art Deco motif, casein on plaster mouldings.
1994
American Museum of Natural History, New York City.
Mural Cave Man by Charles Knight. 6'x17', oil on canvas. Removalof the plaster on the back of the canvas, repair of tears and losses on the canvas, removal of overpaint and varnish, reconstruction of missing parts of the composition, inpainting, and varnishing.
1991-1992
American Museum of Natural History,
New York City. Four murals by Charles Knight, oil on canvas:
- Mammoths in Winter, 9'x25'
- Rancho La Brea Tar Pit, 9'x27'
- Autumn in New Jersey, 9'x28'
- Giant Beavers and Moose, 9'x50'
Collaborated with Felicity Campbell.
1990
Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA. The Oval Parlor Room. Scenes from the Iliad, 1813. Three murals, tempera on plaster, 4'x9' each. Removal of oil overpainting, filing losses of plaster, inpainting and varnishing. Sub-contracted by Ruth and Wecker.
1989
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, cafeteria, New York City. Four murals by Dudly Morris, 1950's. Oil on canvas glued to the wall, 15'x17 each. Removal of food and drink stains, removal of varnish and linseed oil coating filling losses with gesso, inpaintng, and varnishing.
1987
Private Collection, New York City. Six murals - French Pastorals, XIX Century, casein on plaster, attached to the walls. Extensive reconstruction of compositions. Subcontracted by Luca Bonetti.
1982
Merrill Lynch Summer Estate, Locust Valley, NY. A room housing a fifty-foot swimming pool. 50 sports scenes by Bouche, dated 1887. Mixed media on canvas, glued to walls, approximately 3000 sq. ft. Consolidation of delaminated canvas, consolidation of the paint layer, removal of varnish, cleaning of mildew, filling paint layer losses, complete reconstruction of 3 missing compositions using old photographs, inpainting, and application of protective coating.
Chief Conservator/Project Director.
1976
Seagram Building, New York City. Theater Curtain by Pablo Picasso, Bull Fight, tempera on unprimed canvas. Surface cleaning, consolidation of the paint layer, lining inpainting, and varnishing. Worked for Berger Art Conservation, Inc.