Culver City

Public Art Maintenance

Our firm has held the contract for maintaining the Public Art collection in Culver City, CA since 2019. The scope of work includes assessment, cleaning, conservation of incidental damage, photo documentation, hot waxing of bronze, and other specialized treatments as needed. We work with the public art coordinator on special projects, such as the conservation of 'Tree of Life' in tandem with the Artist's daughter/estate. We have worked with May Sun on the restoration/conservation of "La Ballona" in Culver City's City Hall Courtyard. We have performed yearly restorations/cleaning and maintenance on​15+ Bronze Plaques for Culver City and the Culver City Historic Society.

A person cleaning a bronze statue of a man sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, with a woman holding a baby statue nearby.
Comparison of a rusty, weathered sculpture of a bottle on the left with a clean, shiny new sculpture of a bottle on the right, both encircled by metal rings and set above a water feature in an outdoor garden area.
A person is cleaning a bronze sculpture of a lying animal, possibly a cat or a rat, on a large stone surface outdoors near a busy street with cars and buildings in the background.
A woman cleaning a bronze statue of a seated man reading a newspaper on a park bench. The woman is bending over, wiping the statue's face, with cleaning supplies and a bucket on the ground nearby.
Historical plaque titled "A Moment in Time" describing Harry Culver, founder of Culver City, and his wife Lillian Roberts Culver, including his birth in Nebraska, education, career, marriage, political service, death in 1946, and her death in 2001. T
A woman cleaning or restoring a large bronze sculpture of a lion's head in an outdoor park.
Close-up of two large, weathered gear wheels, one rusted and the other with peeling paint. Lower left and right show statues of anthropomorphic lions dressed as pirates, standing with arms outstretched in outdoor settings, surrounded by chains and po
Comparison of a weathered, rusty metal structure and a clean, newly restored metal structure of a round outdoor table with a central support and mesh side panels.
Person cleaning a large black sculpture of a human torso with a wooden brush and soap lather, outdoors, with soap suds and water on the ground.