Make Something Real
The history
of Strathmore Paper Company began on St. Patrick’s Day in 1892 when its founder, Horace Moses, opened the Mittineague paper mill in West
Springfield, MA. Soon after
opening the first mill, Mr. Moses
visited the Valley of Strathmore in Scotland. The thistle was in full bloom and
the beauty of the Site impressed Horace Moses so much that he started using
the name and the
Thistle as a symbol of high quality art and printing papers.
The Strathmore brand name
began to appear on our fine
art papers in 1899, first with Charcoal and soon after with Bristol. The Strathmore brand quickly
became known as one of the highest
quality art papers used by many leading artists around the world.
Strathmore has kept this reputation as a supplier of fine art paper for
over a century. Today, we continue to provide artists of all levels
with the ideal surface for producing beautiful works of art.
Throughout the years, leading artists such as Norman Rockwell, Andrew Wyeth and today’s Heather
Rooney have appeared in
testimonial ads for Strathmore.
They have associated their
name with the Strathmore brand
because it has provided them with the ideal surface
for creating lasting works of art.
The symbol of the thistle may
have taken on a different appearance
throughout the years, but the quality of
Strathmore Artist Papers has remained second to none.
