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Press Citations
2007 | 2006-2005 | 2004-2001 | 2000-1997 | 1996-1993
2007
Extreme Weather Hits Home Web "Northwest Flooding- Art Restoration", December 4, 2007, http://.jbanta.wordpress.com
"Culture's Keeper: Restoring Beauty to Art's Bounty" Luxe Magazine, November 2007
"Visionary Parklands" Clem Labine's Traditional Building, October 2007
"Large-Scale Art Collection Claims: Protecting Private and Corporate Assets" Restoration and Remediation Magazine, August 2007
"Fixit: Protect Your Valuable Artwork from the Light" The Star Tribune, August 2007
"Preserving the Masters: How the Art World Won its Battle of New Orleans" Risk Management Magazine, August 2007
"Turning a Tragedy Around" ICS Magazine, July 12, 2007
"Edgar Miller's Animals Finally find a new home" The Voice, Preservation Chicago -Summer 2007
"We Recently Bought A Lovely But Slightly Clouded Looking Old Painting" Chicago Home Magazine, August 2007 issue
"Things to do 7/7/2007-Sounds of Awakening: A Musical Benefit for the Usha Yoga Foundation" Chicago Conscious Choice, July 7, 2007
"Distant memory leads to old mural" Chicago Tribune, July 6, 2007
"Animal Statues Saved" Gazette, June 1, 2007
"The Last Word" Today's Chicago Woman, June 2007 issue
"Saving the Animals" Chicago Journal, May 2, 2007
"Historic sculptures from Chicago's oldest housing project to be saved" City Room, April 27, 2007
"CHA homes almost gone, but sculptures saved", Chicago Sun-Times, April 25, 2007
"Historic Jane Addams animal sculptures will have a new home" Medill Reports, April 25, 2007
"The Chicago Network" Today's Chicago Woman, April 2007 issue
"Oakton School WPA Mural Is Restored" Evanston RoundTable, April 4, 2007
"Murals' rebirth brings history to life" Evanston Review, March 22, 2007
"See Oakton's restored murals" Evanston Now , February 21, 2007
"1930's school murals rise from the ruins" Chicago Tribune , February 16, 2007
"Let There Be Light: Dekalb library gets all clear on window project" Daily Chronicle, January 1, 2007
2006
“Lincoln campaign banner back on display at Old State Capitol” The State Journal Register , December 20, 2006
“AXA ART | NETJETS Host Conservation Roundtable Noted Collector, Art Conservation Experts to Participate in Panel Discussion, Miami Beach, December 8, 2006” PR. Web Press Release Newswire, December 4, 2006
“Facelift, Part Two”, DeKalb Public Library, November 28, 2006
“Mural touched up at Library” The MidWeek, November 8, 2006
“Dust Buster: Library mural getting a good cleaning from friends in high places” Daily Chronicle, October 26, 2006
“Piece By Piece” North Shore Magazine, September 2006
“Leave It Better: Painting a New Face” Parks & Recreation September 2006
“New Analysis of Data on Women in Business and the Labor Force” The Small Business Advocate, Vol. 25, No. 8, September, 2006
“Parks and Restoration” Time Out Chicago, Issue 71: July 6-13, 2006
“History Unblurred” Chicago Journal, July 5, 2006
"Faded, historic Yonkers murals to get facelift" The Journal News, July 3, 2006
“Atlanta’s King Deal a Smart Decision” Atlanta Journal-Constitution , June 27, 2006
"Mural, mural on the wall... " Pioneer Press, July 2006
VMS Report for The Chicago Conservation Center Mural, June 30, 2006
Chicago Sun-Times - "Mural musings", Michael Sneed - June 25, 2006
"Chicago's Depression-Era Murals Restored " Splash Magazine, June 13, 2006
"Insurance and Restoration Professionals to Convene at Crawford Contractor Connection(SM) Conference" Crawford Contractor Connection, June 7, 2006
"Reviving Charlemagne Mural at Oakton School" Evanston RoundTable, June 2006
Tulane University: The New Wave, May 25, 2006
"Park District, The Chicago Conservation Center Restore Murals " Chicago Park District News, May 10, 2006
"State saves 'Damsels' in disrepair", The Dailey Northwestern- May 9, 2006
Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine, "Art Smart" by Tara Wilfong, Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine, May 2006
"Allegory Restored: Pulaski Park's mysterious Progressive-Era mural gets a new life" Chicago Journal , April 26, 2006
"Townline School is a living museum" Vernon Hills Review, April 20, 2006
"Machine Malfunction Damages Art Collection" KUTV.COM - March 31, 2006
"Hurricane Katrina and the Visual Arts" Newsletter of the The International Foundation for Art Research, Volume 8 No. 2, 2005/06
"Katrina Damages" Disaster Kleenup Triangle Times Newsletter, Spring 2006 Issue
2005
“Heroic Effort Saves Historic Photos Damaged in LaSalle Bank Fire” ABC 7, Dec 2, 2005
"The Best Advice Issue" Today's Chicago Woman, November 2005
"From the Ashes" by Chris Martell, Wisconsin State Journal. December 4, 2005
"Protect whatever can be protected", USA Today, October 13, 2005
The Deep End” Host: Sian Prior, ABC Radio National, Australia, Air date: Sunday, October 10, 2005
"Conservationists revive storm-damaged art" by Sharon Cohen, Associated Press. October 4, 2005
"Flood rescue task a work of art" by Leslie Baldacci, Chicago Sun-Times, p. 16, September 30, 2005
“AN'awlins naughty note . . .” Chicago Sun-Times, Sep 22, 2005
“History hangs at Dondero”, Royal Oak Mirror, August 25, 2005
“Revival of art in parks to get financial boost for restoring murals”, Chicago Tribune, Section 2, p. 1. July 13, 2005
“Park District’s historic murals to bloom again”, Chicago Sun -Times, p. 12, July 13, 2005
“Local man’s prodding uncovers art treasures”, The Daily Oakland Press, April 20, 2005
“Where to Get Stuff Fixed”, Chicago, p. 62-73, April 2005
“Photo Treasure Survives Fire”, Chicago Tribune, Section 3, p. 1, January 26, 2005
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2004
The Portrait: Newsletter of the Bureau of Cultural Arts, p. 1, Fall 2004
“A&A Insider - Lasting Beauty: How to protect your paintings from damage and decay”, Art & Antiques, p. 38, June 2004
“In Brief: Art conservation leader, Daley to be honored”, Chicago Tribune, Section 4 p. 3, June 14, 2004
“Small Business Administration to honor entrepreneurs”, Chicago Sun-Times, p. 59, June 14, 2004
“Successful Artist Revolutionizes The Preservation Industry”, Minority, women-owned and disadvantaged Business Insider, (No. 04-05), p.6, May 2004
“Illinois Small Business Person of the Year to Travel To Orlando to Compete for National Honors: SBA Expo '04, Conference Will Take Place May 19-21”, SBA Press Release, April 27, 2004
“A refresher course on murals”, Los Angeles Times, Travel Section, March 6, 2004
“Experts will reverse the ravages of fire and ice.” Wisconsin State Journal, p.1, February 8, 2004
“In the News: Becker purchases The Chicago Conservation Center.” Antique Trader, p. 10, January 28, 2004
“Winnetka gives mural 2nd chance.” Chicago Tribune, Metro Section p. 1, December 30, 2004
2003
“Booklist,” Donna Seaman, Amazon.com, November, 2003
Citylife section, The Lerner Skyline. November 13, 2003.
National News, The New Deal Legacy. Volume 4, Number 1, Fall, 2003.
“Art Rediscovered.” Today’s Chicago Woman, February 2003.
“Civic and Mural Virtues; Painstaking Efforts at Chicago Schools Reveal Public Artwork From the Early 20th Century.” Los Angeles Times, p. 1. April 28, 2003
“At Age 96, Artist Celebrated Along With Her WPA Murals.” Daily Herald. March 18, 2003
“An Artful Recovery: 8 Years of Painstaking Work Restores 437 Historic Murals to City Schools.” Chicago Tribune Magazine, p. 20-22, February 2, 2003
Book review by Margarete Gross, Library Journal, p. 81, February 1, 2003
“Query Leads to Art Restoration Project; Largest Effort Yet to Save Wall Murals.” Daily Herald. January 26, 2003
“Treasure Hunt: Chicago Schools Uncover WPA Murals on Their Walls.” Daily Journal, Section C, January 19, 2003
“Move Over Cows, City Murals May be Next Big Tourist Attraction.” The Beverly Review p. 17, January 15, 2003
Newsletter/Publication: (AIC News). American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works; Review of Recent Publications: “Art for the People” by Heather Becker. Vol. 28, No. 1, p. 24, January, 2003
“An Art Education: Chicago Schools Discover a Wealth of WPA Murals on Their Walls.” Washington Post, p. F01, January 5, 2003
“Wall Flowers: Virtually Unseen for Years, Historic Murals Are Being Brought into the Light by a Group of Determined Preservationists.” Chicago Reader; Our Town Section, p. 8, January 3, 2003
2002
“ Preserving the Past.” Pages, p. 19, November/December 2002
“The Art of Restoration.” Claims Quarterly: Published by State Farm Insurance, Cover story, pp. 16-21, October 2002
“Site Seeing: An Architecture Walk they’ll Flip For.” Chicago Reader; Section 1. May 17, 2002
“The Big Picture: Preservationists Work to restore the Reputation of William Edouard Scott, One of the Preeminent African-American Painters of the 20th Century.” Chicago Reader, p. 11. Quote, February 22, 2002
“Historic African-American mural restored.” Chicago Sun-Times, p. 20. Quote. February 19, 2002
“Creature Comforts: With Jane Adams homes soon to be developed, John Lillig hopes Edgar Miller’s forgotten sculptures will have apart in the new optimism.” Chicago Reader, p.1. January 4, 2002
2001
“Sculptures’ value as art is emphasized.” Chicago Sun-Times. p.6. Quote. September 4, 2001
“Specializing in Fine Art Losses Nationwide” The Chicago Conservation Center brochure 2001.
“My concern is that we try to preserve them” Chicago Reader, p. 2. July 3, 2001
“Money isn’t in the Picture.” The Daily Northwestern, p.1, February 12, 2001
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2000
“ Art from the Old School.” Preservation, p.58-61. Nov/Dec 2000
“Off-the-wall effort saving murals.” Chicago Tribune, Metro Section p. 4. October 17, 2000
“The Depression Era Art Project in Illinois.” Illinois Heritage, p. 4-9. Spring 2000
“Chicago Mural Preservation Project.” Public Broadcast System/WTTW/Channel 11 Website. Chicago, IL. p. 1-3. July 17, 2000
1999
“Restoring History. WPA Murals Provide Students Lesson on Life.” Beverly Review. Beverly, IL, p. 1, August 25, 1999
“Keeping History Alive at JT Central.” The Herald News. Joliet, IL, p. A3, June 23, 1999
“Lane Teacher Sparks Restoration of School Artworks.” Chicago Sun-Times. p. 10, June 1, 1999
“Mural Restoration a Class Act at Schools.” Daily Southtown, Beverly, IL, p. 3, May 21, 1999
“WPA Murals at Clissold Undergoing Restoration.” Beverly Review. Beverly, IL, p. 1, March 17, 1999
“Looking for the Art ‘Underneath’.” Oak Leaves. Oak Park, IL, p. B14-15, April 14, 1999
1998
“Unveiling History – Restorers work magic with murals at Armstrong School.” News-Star. Chicago, IL, Front page, June 3, 1998
“Handling Fine Art Losses: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions.” Cleaning & Restoration. The Official Publication of The Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR International), Cover Page, December 1998.
“Handling Fine Art Losses: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions.” Claims Prevention and Procedure Council Newsletter, October 1998
“Handling Fine Art Losses: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions.” Restoration Report, ServiceMaster. National Newsletter, Fall 1998
1997
“Mills Ready to Clean Up a Piece of WPA History.” Elm Leaves. Elmwood Park, IL. December 17. p. 5.
“The Artistry of Fine Art Reclamation.” Cleaning & Restoration. The Official Publication of The Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR). June. Volume 34. Issue 6. Cover page.
“Preserving Painting’s Past Is An Art.” Southwest News-Herald. Chicago, IL. May 29. p. 1.
“Restored Murals Unveiled.” Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, IL. May 19. p. 1.
“Historic Artwork Illuminates Lane Tech High School.” Inside. Chicago, IL April 9. p. 1.
“WPA Mural Getting New Lease on Life.” Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. March 28. p. 1. Cover page.
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1996
“ Murals Unveil Window in Oak Park Forgotten Past.” Oak Leaves. Oak Park, IL, p. 10, February 5, 1996
“Restoring Art-Weather Matisse or Mom’s Masterpiece Medics Revive Tainted Treasures.” Claims Magazine, cover page, January 1996 Issue
“Neither Flood, Fire, Bullets, Nor Wood Fazes Conservator Barry Bauman.” Art Business News. May 1996 Issue
1995
“Preserving History.” Wednesday Journal. Oak Park, IL. Cover Page. December 6, 1995.
“The Restorative Powers of the Art Doctors.” Chicago Tribune. Tempo Section, Page 1 & 6.
1994
“Firm Helps Control Art Losses.” National Underwriter. June 6, 1994
1993
“The Restorative Powers of the Art Doctors.” Chicago Tribune. (mention). October 3, 1993
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