Turning the corner with photography exhibits
Because we are a manufacturer we often are asked to do special projects. This particular one was very challenging. A customer who specializes in large scale photography prints asked us to make a frame that wrapped around the corner of a wall. The final frame was 33″ high and the length was 61 1/2″ on one…
Read MoreA behind the scenes look: the making of the “Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein” exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art
One of our recent projects was to make frames for The Baltimore Museum of Art’s “Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein” exhibition. In doing research on the exhibition I noticed the funding came because of the collaboration the museum did with the students from The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Maryland Institute College…
Read MoreA centennial exhibition of Will Barnet’s work
The Arkansas Arts Center will display more than 75 drawings given to them by the artist in honor of his long-time friendship with former director Townsend Wolfe. Will Barnet As a student Barnet studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1930 Barnet continued his studies at the Art Students League…
Read MorePrint by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein at The Baltimore Museum of Art
This is an exhibition of more than 350 prints by American and European artists working in series from the late 15th through the 21st centuries, including Canaletto, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Ed Ruscha. The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to view 29 series of multiple images in…
Read MoreHarry Callahan at 100 at National Gallery of Art
One of the exhibitions we worked on this summer is the Harry Callahan exhibition for the National Gallery of Art (NGA). Because the NGA is one of my favorite museums, I started to do a little research on the photographer and the museum. The exhibition marks the centenary of his birth (1912 – 1999). It is…
Read MoreMichael Bentley Abstract Landscapes; large works on paper
We recently met Michael and his wife Elizabeth when they came to our production center to pick up their frames for their upcoming show at the Gruen Gallery in Chicago. Bentley has been a customer since 2003. He is a very accomplished artist and he clearly was not afraid to tackle a large scale framing…
Read MoreBrian Ulrich: Copia – Retail, Thrift, and Dark Stores, 2001-11 at The Cleveland Museum of Art
It has been a busy summer. One of the projects we were working on was the Brian Ulrich exhibition at the Cleveland Museum. After looking at these images, I share Brian Ulrich’s opinion about our consumer society and the excess and waste it creates. A reminder to all of us why photographers are important and how…
Read MoreThe Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats at The Jewish Museum
We always like to know more about the exhibitions we frame. I was not familiar with Ezra Jack Keats’s work before we started working with the Jewish Museum on this exhibition. I think you will agree his work is wonderful and it is an exhibition the whole family will enjoy. He has also been honored for…
Read MoreCraig Kosak – Myth and Legends
Craig Kosak has been a customer for many years and it’s always fun to see his new work. His work captures the West and Southwest with what I would call a magical realism. He describes his process as “ Rather than faithfully documenting the flora and fauna, I strive to capture the feeling and emotions these…
Read MoreDreamers
I just received this email from Susan Armington, a customer of ours. "I'm attaching a photo of my artwork "Lucid Dream with Palace" in its Metropolitan Picture frame, hanging at the Dream Art Exhibit at the conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Rolduc, Kerkrade, the Netherlands. What a conference! Artists, academics, analysts, dreamers. All of…
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