Two murals at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet — “The Agony in the Garden” and “The Ascension” — are getting an old look.
Tony Rajer, art conservator, author and part-time instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, began work on the paintings Aug. 3. Rajer estimates it will take six weeks, thousands of cotton swabs and about $15,000 to restore the murals that had been painted over in the 1970s. When complete, Rajer will apply a preservative coating to the murals.