All Brands Owned by Dick Blick Holdings

Who owns Blick Art Materials?
Blick Art Materials is owned by Dick Blick Holdings, Inc., which is controlled by the Metzenberg family. Robert Metzenberg purchased the company in 1948, and it remains in his family's hands in the third generation. CEO Robert Buchsbaum is Metzenberg's grandson.

Is Blick Art Materials publicly traded?
No. Blick is a private, family-owned company with no stock listing. It has been continuously privately owned since its 1911 founding.

When was Blick founded?
Dick Blick and his wife Grace founded the company in 1911 in Galesburg, Illinois, initially as a mail-order business selling the Payzant pen. It has operated for more than 115 years.

Who founded Blick Art Materials?
Dick and Grace Blick founded the company in 1911. Robert Metzenberg, who bought it in 1948, is described by the company as its "second founder" for transforming it into a national retailer.

What is Blick's market position?
Blick is the largest dedicated art supply retailer in the United States, with more than 60 stores and a leading e-commerce operation. It focuses on fine art materials rather than the broader crafts mix of Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

Does Blick make its own products?
Yes, through Utrecht Art Supplies, which it acquired in 2013. Utrecht produces paints, mediums, and brushes at a Brooklyn facility that is certified as a Brooklyn-made producer, giving Blick a private-label manufacturing arm.