The Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA
The Reading Room: Before
Bill's began his career here, restoring this room, the most beautiful room in the Athenæum, the 5th floor Reading Room. On his original project, he worked with a team to paint and restore various plaster details, that had been damaged by a water leak.
Image by artist Shellburne Thurber, http://www.shellburnethurber.com/
The Reading Room: Before
If you look closely, you can see the damage done to the arched part at the top of the window frame.
The Reading Room: Before
Image by artist Shellburne Thurber, http://www.shellburnethurber.com/
The Reading Room: After
Reading Room: After
Bill returned many times over the years to make repairs and paint the rooms at the Athenæum.