The 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…
Read MoreDemystifying 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…
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