• Limited editions on archival paper

• Limited edition canvases

• Giclées

• Original lithographs

• Etchings

• Serigraphs

In addition to these, The Mill Pond Press Companies also offer:

• Decorator prints

• Graphics

• Photographic art

• Award-winning art books

• Framed inspirational art

• Videos

A HISTORY OF SUCCESS

1973 • Headquartered in two rooms, Mill Pond Press, Inc., was founded on Florida's Gulf Coast by the Lewins as a part-time retirement hobby to publish the wildlife art of Maynard Reece and Roger Tory Peterson. Founding precepts and continuing ideals: Quality and Integrity

1974 • New artists, representing a wide range of genres, were added

1977 • Mill Pond went global, distributing art in Canada and later, Europe

1985 • Mill Pond began to raise more than $10 million in funds for worldwide conservation efforts from limited edition print programs

1993 • Mill Pond won the first of two national awards for the publication of art books

1995 • Visions of Faith™, the world’s largest collection of framed inspirational art, was introduced

• Mill Pond pioneered limited editions printed directly on canvas

1997 • Mill Pond Licensing™, one of the nation’s largest licensors of art, was established to provide exceptional images by world-class artists for select licensors’ use in high-quality products

1998 • The Mill Pond Employee Stock Ownership Plan was established by the Lewins

• Richard J. Mitchell acquired remaining interest and became CEO

• The first of many new divisions and product lines were launched: ShowStoppers™ – limited editions reproduced directly on oversized canvases and Xtreme Moments™ – limited edition prints of extreme sports photography

1999 • Mill Pond Press became The Mill Pond Press Companies

• Loren Editions™, offering distinctive fine art in more exclusive, highly collectible limited editions, was introduced to collectors

• Linda Schaner was appointed President.

2000 • The Mill Pond Press Companies acquired controlling interest of Classic Art Prints of Milwaukee, WI, a printing company specializing in fine art reproductions.

What makes a limited edition art print special?

A limited edition print is a reproduction of an original work of art. While there can be only one original, limited editions make it possible for an artist to share his work with a larger audience. The total number of reproductions is limited to an edition size set by the publisher. Each reproduction in the edition has the approval of the artist, as evidenced by his signature and each is individually numbered. Because there are a finite number of pieces personalized by the artist, limited editions are, by their very nature, desirable, collectible and exclusive. Each limited edition from The Mill Pond Press Companies comes with its own Certificate of Authenticity, the collector's assurance that the limited edition is genuine.

Known by the "company" we keep

"I have been delighted by my association with Mill Pond Press since the 1970s. Next to the real thing, the prints that we have produced together through the years are the best possible reproductions of my work." – Robert Bateman, internationally celebrated artist and naturalist whose work has been the subject of five best-selling books

There’s no substitute for experience

The average Employee/Shareholder of The Mill Pond Press Companies has 14 years' on-the-job experience. They have seen Mill Pond grow from a vision, housed in a two-room office, to the multi-faceted companies that we have become. The founding principles were quality and integrity, and while there have been many changes over the years, those values have remained intact.

Working on our images

Mill Pond’s success has always been all about relationships: our relationships with our artists, with our suppliers and with our customers. Our quality control specialists consider themselves facilitators; the link between the artists and our printers, carrying the artists’ critiques and concerns to the printing technicians, who work closely with us on every edition. Together we create an image on the printing press. Our pledge to our customer is that this bond between the artist, the publisher and the printer will result in art that he can be proud to own.

Picture perfect

After sorting more than one million prints over the years, each new print remains a challenge to our Curator, who inspects every print, searching for any imperfections. The Curator will reject any print containing a flaw, no matter how minute; even those not detectable by the untrained eye. A print that does not meet our exceptional quality standards will never reach the customer. It will be destroyed, and the paper on which it was printed will be recycled.

Distinctive down to the last detail

We not only publish and provide beautiful art, we create award-winning promotional materials for our art galleries and our artists. Quality is evident in our attention to every detail of operations at The Mill Pond Press Companies, beginning with the moment your call is courteously answered to the way each product is presented. Each product from The Mill Pond Press Companies is carefully planned, crafted, processed, packaged and shipped by our Employee/Shareholders. Each of us feels privileged to provide the work of our talented artists to people who appreciate beautiful art.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE MILL POND PRESS COMPANIES

The Mill Pond Press Companies represent a marriage of quality and commitment. The name Mill Pond Press signifies quality – a standard that will never be compromised. Each product honors the integrity of the original work of art. From concept to completion, each Mill Pond Press product has to meet the highest quality control standards. You can be assured that if the name Mill Pond Press appears on it, you have the very best.