Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Stretching and Hanging Bo Bartlett


Richard McCabe adds hardware to a large-scale canvas.

In preparation for the current exhibition of large-scale paintings by Bo Bartlett at the Ogden Museum, Chris Polson, of Twin Brooks Stretchers, travelled to New Orleans to stretch the canvases and add finish frames. Chris manufactured the frames and stretchers for several of the works in his studios in Lincolnville, Maine. His daughter, May, was enlisted from Boston to help with the stretching and framing. A leader in his field, Chris uses only Maine aspen wood, sawn and dried at his facility in Lincolnville. Photos by David Houston.



Chris Polson setting a Bo Bartlett in the frame.


Richard McCabe, Bradley Sumrall, May and Chris Polson.


Chris Polson and Richard McCabe frame Bo's Resurgere e Renasci.

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