McSorley Fine Art Service
Experience
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Built display cases, temporary display walls, cenotaph, in museum setting.
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Constructed painting crates, including a weather resistant and insulated double crate, for a Monet going overseas & a triple crate for pastel.
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Deliveries and Pick-ups to New York NY, Elkhart IN, Winterthur DE, Boston MA, many locations around Pittsburgh.
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Built storage cases for framed photographs.
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Assembled curved framework to hang tapestries on a curved wall.
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Constructed slat crate to hold 6' wooden sculpture. (Held in w/ shelf system).
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Over 30 years carpentry experience.
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Worked in art for over 35 years and assisted installing shows for 25 years.
Partial Client List
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Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
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Christie's, New York
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Christine Daulton, Paintings Conservator
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Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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Wendy Bennett, Paper Conservator
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Masterpiece International (New York and Boston)
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Greater Latrobe School District
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University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery
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Warhol Museum
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Heinz Historical Center
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Concept Art Gallery
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Nemacolin Resort
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Bayer Corp.
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African American Cultural Center
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Citizen's Library
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Various private collectors and artists
Partial Client List
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Frick Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
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Christie's, New York
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Christine Daulton, Paintings Conservator
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Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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Wendy Bennett, Paper Conservator
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Masterpiece International (New York and Boston)
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Greater Latrobe School District
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University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery
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Warhol Museum
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Heinz Historical Center
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Concept Art Gallery
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Nemacolin Resort
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Bayer Corp.
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African American Cultural Center
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Citizen's Library
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Various private collectors and artists
Special Projects
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Crate to ship canvas w/ bricks glued to it. (Berlin Wall)
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6 foot sculpture with delicate top which could not touch sides of crate.
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Routered channel & glued together a panel painting under conservator guidance.
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Trained builders at Heinz center on crate construction.
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Constructed paint box for plein-aire painting w/ vacuum seal.
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Built double sided display holders for drawings (Michelangelo & Damier)
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Deinstalled and built crate for 18 foot mural
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Constructed stretcher frame for large painting
Training
Intensive "Packing and Crating" workshop with John Molini,
Packing supervisor for the Art Institute of Chicago.
Worked with and attended training session on art handling by
John Poliszuk, Jr., Former Technical Specialist for National Gallery.
B.A. in Fine Arts degree in 1979, concentration in painting. Also worked with prints, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, marble, bronze and wood.
