by April Hann Lanford | Sep 16, 2023 | Custom Framing, Projects
This custom shadowbox frame was just fabricated to beautifully display and protect an antique Madonna and Child icon. The custom finished corner frame featured a veneered panel with 22k watergilded over red clay lip and outer edge.The frame was constructed with a two...
by April Hann Lanford | Aug 20, 2023 | Conservation, Custom Framing
With our talented team, we restore, conserve and provide custom picture framing and display services for fine art, frames, antiques, heirlooms, mirrors and fine furniture at our downtown studio in Chicago, Illinois. Estimates are provided for client approval prior to...
by April Hann Lanford | Aug 12, 2022 | Custom Framing, Projects, Vitrines
This mixed media maquette was made by Roger Brown in 1992 in preparation for a lobby sculpture for Playboy. Roger Brown (1941-1997), was an American painter, and associated with the Chicago Imagists movement. Take a close look and you can see his classic silhouettes...
by Artifact Services | Jan 21, 2022 | Conservation, Custom Framing, Projects, Water Damage
This Thomas Hart Benton lithograph, “Cradling Wheat,” was published as an edition of 250 in 1939 by Associated American Artists. Benton was known for his harmonious compositions elevating everyday life and exploring the relationship of man and nature, but...
by April Hann Lanford | Aug 23, 2021 | Custom Framing, Projects, Vitrines
The Inspiration From the moment our client came to us with her elegant Vera Wang Hayley Wedding Gown and the desire to have it on display, we were in love with the idea. The elaborate gown was far too strikingly elegant to be tucked away in an...