{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2/context.json","@type":"sc:Manifest","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/d0f89984-b42b-4fd8-96ed-48275195f57d/manifest","label":"Col955_087","metadata":[{"label":"Title","value":"Artists' Materials Suppliers Label"},{"label":"Artist","value":"Edith K. Brown"},{"label":"Artwork","value":"Fawn Ridge"},{"label":"Note","value":"Stretcher. From Katlan manuscript notes: \"In 1903 M. Grumbacher Inc. founded by Max Grumbacher, an Austrian immigrant in New York City as an importer of brushes and paints for fine art, sign and scenery painting. In 1905 - 1920 Establishes a factory and showroom at 33rd and Fifth Ave. and begins Importing and distributing for the next twenty years exclusively Schmincke Colors and paints from Dusseldorf, Germany in the United States and Canada. In 1920s-1934 Grumbacher negotiates a license and establishes an Artists' Color Factory for the manufacture Schmincke color products including Artist's Colors, sets and mediums in the United States and by 1933 has moved its manufacturing operations to 460 West 34th Street, N.Y. at 10th Avenue where it remained for the next fifty years. In 1933-38 Grumbacher publishes a three volume catalogue at 468 & 470 West 35th Street, NYC which is distributed throughout North America. By This date Grumbacher has established offices at 176 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario Canada and an extensive multiple line of pigments including: Mussini colors, Matt Mussini, Schmicke Artist colors, Dusseldorf, Gainsborough Art Student colors, and Schmincke Decorative colors. Soft pastels as per advertisement of artist Everett Shinn and also Water colors as per advertisement of George Elmer Browne, Cassein colors and Cel colors used by Walt Disney for animated cartoons. And \"Pre-Tested\" oil paints and introduced. In 1938 In the midst of World War II, Grumbacher purchases all trademarks and manufacturing rights for Schmincke's Artist's Colors. In 1939 Max Grumbacher dies leaving ownership and management of the Grumbacher Company to his three nephews; Walter, Stanley and Joseph. The company continues production for the US government during World War II supplying for the armed forces graphic design products and experimenting with camouflage colors for warships. The company also participates in setting up the first U.S. commercial standard for professional grade artist's colors. In 1950s Grumbacher gives greater prominence to the Grumbacher name and the \"Pre-Tested\" line of paints and stretcherse listed in 1954 catalogue and as per advertisement by artist Ernest Fiene. By 1953 less emphasis on the Schmicke name and droped from \"Pre-Tested\" replaced with Grumbacher name. A change in the style of the stretcher bars occurs. Grumbacher introduces Casein colors, hard pastels as well as new oil pigments: Grumbacher Finest Oil Color Flesh, Grumbacher Alizarin Crimson (golden), Grumbacher Permanent Bright Green, Grumbacher Transparent Brown, Grumbacher Transparents yellow (aureolin), Grumbacher Mars Black. In the 1953 catalogue Grumbacher defines the \"Pre-Tested\" name as, \"As the name Pre-Tested implies, every batch of color is checked and tested. Each must first be approved by our laboratory and mustthen pass performance tests by professional artists, before it is offered for sale.\" In 1962-66 Introduction of Hyplar Acrylic colors and by the 1970 Grumbacher produces over 16 million tubes of artist paints and colors. In 1978 Grumbacher is purchased by Time Mirror Corp and all finished goods and shipping is moved from New York City to Cranbury, N.J. Manufacturing still remains in NYC. The company begins toxicological studies of its paints and materials. In 1985 Grumbacher is purchased by Brentwood Associates (a venture capital group) and merged into C.P.G. International. In 1987 all manufacturing moved to Cranbury, N.J. and Brush making plant located in Lisbon Falls, Maine. In 1987-92 CPC International sell Grumbacher to Berol Corporation a manufacturer of pencils and writing instruments. Berol introduces new product lines; relaunching soft pastels alkyd painting medium and craft acrylic colors and Max Grumbacher oil paint that mixes with water. In 1999 to present Stanford Corporated (known for their inks and writing instruments) purchases Grumbacher and introduces accent craft productsas well as Rotring writing Instruments."},{"label":"Transcription","value":"Artists Canvas Panel/No. 634A Pre-Tested Size 16x20/Rigid, Durable & Semi-Absorbent,/To make this panel less absorbent, coat it with/Grumbacher Retouch Varnish No. 563./Made in U.S.A. by/M. Grumbacher/New York Toronot"},{"label":"Items Advertised","value":"Canvas panels, varnishes"},{"label":"Rights","value":["Copyright Not Evaluated"]},{"label":"Finding Aid","value":"http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0955.htm"},{"label":"Identifier","value":"Collection 955 box 1"},{"label":"Source Collection","value":["Alexander W. Katlan research papers on nineteenth century artists' supplies and suppliers (Col. 955)"]},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Artists' materials"]},{"label":"Language","value":["English"]},{"label":"Format","value":["Label"]},{"label":"Place","value":"New York, New York; Toronto, Canada"},{"label":"Creator","value":"M. Grumbacher"},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1903 - D:00 M:00 Y:2024"},{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Alexander W. Katlan. American Artists' Materials Suppliers Directory: Nineteenth Century: New York 1810-1899, Boston 1823-1887. 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