Patent ID: 8246229

Claim:
A master/museum picture frame for lighting of artwork placed in the picture frame, comprising: a master/museum frame; a retainer frame connected to said master/museum frame; a light director inside of said master/museum frame; a stretch frame on which the artwork is mounted, wherein said stretch frame and said artwork are nestled on said light director to form a pocket or groove between said retainer frame and said stretch frame; and a plurality of lights disposed in said pocket behind said light director to provide near isotropic illumination of said artwork displayed in said master/museum frame, wherein said plurality of lights are connected in a series circuit providing continuous continuity so that if one light burns out all other lights of said series circuit will remain lighted to provide lighting for the longest period of time, and whereby said light director, in accordance with Snell's Law of Reflection and Refraction by a prism, projects light from said plurality of lights horizontally across the face of the artwork, thereby restoring some of the aura of the artwork lost due to ambient lighting.