An Introduction to Water Gilding - Revised & Updated
Marty Horowitz has worked in the framing industry since he was 13 years old. Beginning in 1970 with Kulicke Picture Frames as the showroom and traffic manager, he held high level positions at various frame manufacturers in New York City such as vice-president of sales and general manager of Frames Unlimited, and New York City sales representative for Abe Munn Picture Frames. In 1980 he formed Rothman and Horowitz with his mentor, Henry Rothman. Later he founded Gold Leaf Framemakers of Santa Fe with Lou Tilmont, whom he had hired at Rothman and Horowitz. Marty was introduced to gilding in 1967, while attending The School of Visual Arts in New York City, by Rothman. He pursued gilding originally as part of his art work. His art has been shown in numerous group shows, and several pieces are in museums across the country. He has participated many times in the Seattle Art Fair and the Chicago Navy Pier Show and is represented by the Linda Durham Contemporary Art Gallery, New Mexico.    Lou Tilmont said about himself, I almost literally fell off a truck into the gilding business. Working at Rothman and Horowitz (with Henry Rothman, whom this book is dedicated to, and Marty Horowitz, my co-author) in NYC was my second job after being booted from the School of Engineering at Columbia University in 1981. There I gained most of my base knowledge of the gilding trade. Later I moved over to the Abe Munn factory in Queens. There, with the help of Jake Munn, Jeff Solomon, Tino, Frank, John, Fred and countless other master craftsmen, my skills were honed. In 1988 Marty and I moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and opened Goldleaf Framemakers of Santa Fe, where the classes that led to this book really took shape.