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supplies type private industry fine art supply founded new york city new york 1949 headquarters brooklyn u.s. number of locations 45 website www.utrechtart.com utrecht art supplies is an international art supply store chain . the chain was founded in 1949 in new york city by artist norman gulamerian and his brother harold . in 2013 utrecht was acquired by dick blick art materials and the two brands were merged . 1 contents 1 gulamerian brothers 2 locations 3 utrecht art supplies today 4 references gulamerian brothers edit norman and harold gulamerian were born in brooklyn newyork . harold gulamerian was born in 1924 at the home of his parents who lived on 77th street in bensonhurt . norman gulamerian was born at lutheran medical center in 1927 . harold joined the army in 1943 . as a senior at the high school of music and art norman enlisted in the navy in 1945 . after the war norman got his high school diploma and then went to brooklyn college . harold went to city college getting a degree in science and business administration and then a law degree . when norman got home from the service he apprenticed himself to the artist frederick taubes 1900 1981 . he primed his canvases and ground his paint . norman an artist himself was having trouble finding unprimed linen . harold suggested they import it from belgium . that was the start of utrecht art supplies . they sold their belgian linen out of their basement in brooklyn . the two brothers named their venture utrecht linens inc. and dedicated themselves to supplying artists with the highest quality art materials and supplies for the best value . 2 the gulamerian brothers artist supply business grew quickly . in 1957 they developed their revolutionary acrylic gesso for priming artist canvas . and by the end of the early 1960s they had expanded the utrecht line to include professional grade artist oil paints acrylics and watercolor supplies sold at manufacturer direct prices . in 1951 they rented an office at 119 west 57th street . in 1958 they rented factory space at bush terminal in brooklyn new york . in 1968 they opened their first retail store at 32 third avenue in new york city . they then opened locations in philadelphia boston chicago detroit washington dc berkeley california and san francisco . by the time they sold their business in 1997 they had grown from a small space in bush terminal to 50 000 square feet and an additional 50 000 square feet of retail space . norman gulamerian is 89 years old and still paints everyday . harold gulamerian lived in mill neck on long island until his passing on september 5 2012 at the age of 88 . 3 locations edit locations of utrecht art supplies stores flagstaff arizona tempe arizona berkeley california fullerton california hayward california los angeles california sacramento california san francisco california four locations santa rosa california washington d.c. fort lauderdale florida miami florida atlanta georgia savannah georgia chicago illinois boston massachusetts cambridge massachusetts baltimore maryland detroit michigan royal oak michigan minneapolis minnesota moorhead minnesota kansas city missouri cranbury new jersey closed brooklyn new york carle place new york new york city new york two locations cleveland heights ohio columbus ohio portland oregon philadelphia pennsylvania two locations pittsburgh pennsylvania providence rhode island salt lake city utah seattle washington milwaukee wisconsin two locations british columbia utrecht art supplies today edit today utrecht still mills its own premium artist paints and gesso at its brooklyn new york plant . the company is officially recognized with gold certification status by the brooklyn made program . this program sponsored by the brooklyn chamber of commerce distinguishes utrecht as a leading locally based manufacturer and employer . 4 the company also offers an extensive assortment of fine art materials and supplies from leading national brands . references edit http www.nydailynews.com new york utrecht paint middle major expansion industry city article 1.1607694 http www.utrechtart.com about us home g10t0.utrecht http oysterbayfuneralhome.com tribute details 7 harold gulamerian obituary.html http www.brooklyneagle.com articles 2014 12 16 video utrecht paints definitely brooklyn made retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title utrecht art supplies & oldid 744346710 categories companies based in new york cityart materials brandsoil paint brandsartists acrylic paint brandswatercolor brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2011all articles needing additional referencesarticles with peacock terms from december 2011all articles with peacock termsarticles lacking reliable references from december 2011all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation 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