[Garth Herrick]

Mary Ann, Mary, Clayton, and Allan, thank you all! Being credited as having the "rare ability to breathe life and humanity into official portraits" means so much. It probably was just good luck and a good start, and a fine and patient gentleman to represent.

I just plugged the framer. They do top notch work, and can make or match any historic or museum frame. You get what you pay for though. This frame used on Mr. Haab's portrait cost about $4,500.00. Fortunately I was not the one paying for it.

The Union League would never go to a "hobby lobby". They are renowned for their fine and sumptuous gilding and framing throughout their galleries and parlors. Cost is not an issue. They left me free to select a frame myself, although in the end, Mr. Haab made the final choice. I did however prepare a few optional virtual presentations in Photoshop to influence the decision.

In these four pictures, #1. is a mockup of the same frame used for Mr. DiLella two years ago, but resized for this canvas; #2. is the same profile as was actually used, but in white gold and without the decorative corners added (I took a number of photos of just a frame sample corner and stitched them together in Photoshop for this illusion); #3. is an array of several frame samples together which Perakis thought we should consider; the white gold one again is the same profile and the next one is the DiLella profile; #4. is a detail of the frame we used.

Thanks for your input!

Garth