Dick Blick, sometimes known as Dick Blick Art Materials or Blick Studios, was founded in 1911 by Dick Blick. The company was originally a mail order catalog for art and school supplies. Dick and his wife Grace packaged items in their kitchen and stored them in the pantry.
The company was purchased by Robert Metzenberg in 1948. It is still owned and operated by the Metzenberg family. The first retail location was in Illinois in 1974. By 1984, the company’s mail order catalog was a full 400 pages. Their eCommerce site was launched in 1997.
Today, the company has more than 50 retail locations, as well as their online eCommerce site. The company is the #1 provider of mail order art supplies in the US.
Dick Blick acquired Utrecht Art Supply in 2013 and has plans to merge the two companies. The company maintains headquarters in Highland Park, Illinois.
Dick BlickDick Blick, sometimes known as Dick Blick Art Materials or Blick Studios, was founded in 1911 by Dick Blick. The company was originally a mail order catalog for art and school supplies. Dick and his wife Grace packaged items in their kitchen and stored them in the pantry.
The company was purchased by Robert Metzenberg in 1948. It is still owned and operated by the Metzenberg family. The first retail location was in Illinois in 1974. By 1984, the company’s mail order catalog was a full 400 pages. Their eCommerce site was launched in 1997.
Today, the company has more than 50 retail locations, as well as their online eCommerce site. The company is the #1 provider of mail order art supplies in the US.
History
Dick Blick acquired Utrecht Art Supply in 2013 and has plans to merge the two companies. The company maintains headquarters in Highland Park, Illinois.
