Demystifying the fine art framing business
A friend of mine suggested I become a friend of Michael Corbin, the Artbook Guy, on facebook. I did and he asked me if he could do an interview about framing. He does many interviews with artists and said fine art framing mystified him. I said I would do my best to try to explain our business. We…
Read MoreCustomer Studio Visits
When we travel, we always try and visit our customers. On our recent New York trip we not only visited five of our customers but we made a video tape of the visit. We did this for a number of reasons. The primary reason is that it is fun. We share an interest in how things are made. We are…
Read More“DAVID EINSTEIN: A Forty-Year Survey – Paintings and Works on Paper”
One of the nice things about our digital world is that we can now see the work that goes into our frames. This is a major exhibition at the Michael Lord Gallery in California that I think will interest you. The public is invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on Friday,…
Read MoreRobert Kushner exhibition at Jerald Melberg Gallery
We have had the pleasure of working with the Jerald Melberg Gallery for many years. They are located in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are a very well respected gallery that deals with a wide range of artists ranging in styles from abstract, representational, and realist. They are members of the Fine Art Dealers Association and participate in many of…
Read MoreMetropolitan Studio Visit with Maarja Roth
We have been visiting customer studios for many years. We like to meet our customers in person and to find out about their work and help them with whatever framing issues they may have. In this new digital world we can take you with us. Maarja Roth primarily works on paper but likes all media…
Read MoreCollege Art Association Trade Show
Metropolitan is a long time member of the College Art Association. We will be exhibiting at their annual book and trade fair. We have been exhibiting at the fair for many years because we have many fine art instructors and students for customers. It is a good way to introduce new products as well as…
Read More“Another face of Islam” Jeffris Elliott Exhibition in Telluride Colorado February 1 – 28th, 2011
We have many interesting customers. Jeffris Elliott is certainly one of them. I was immediately impressed and moved by the work. He is having a major exhibition at the Depot Building in Telluride Colorado . The following is a description of his work in his own words. I have added the link to Minor White to help put…
Read MoreSeeing Now: Photography Since 1960 at the Baltimore Museum of Art: February 20th – May 15th, 2011
In this exhibition the BMA presents more than 200 compelling and provocative images that showcase the work of more than 60 of the most remarkable photographers of our time. The exhibition features groundbreaking individual photographs and photographic series by renowned artists such as Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, and Cindy Sherman, as well as works…
Read MoreRudolf Ernst Traveling Exhibition
As an artist one sometimes wonders if anyone will ever see or appreciate your work. This is a story for you. I was recently forwarded an email from Ginny Herzog about a collection that another customer Marian Steen inherited. Because we work with museums they thought it might be beneficial for me to know about…
Read More50 x 88 Custom Oversize Frame
We are often asked how large a frame we can make. This is not the largest frame we’ve made but it is a good example of the sizes we ship. This job is being sent to a museum in Texas. They have ordered multiple frames and we are shipping the entire job on a palette. We…
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