Zagat Shopping: Art Supplies
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The Zagat Shopping Guide paints a picture of where to get the goods for your artistic masterpiece.
Blick Art Materials
1-5 Bond Street
1-212-533-2444
www.dickblick.com
Zagat shoppers say you'll find a "wealth of supplies" in this "well-organized" shop including "amazing papers" and "studio furniture." The two-level space is accented with pillars and fans find it "bright and lofty." The guide says a "knowledgeable" staff of "helpful hipsters" and "reasonable prices" add the final flourishes.
Blick Art Materials gets a 25 out of 30 for quality, a 24 for display, and a 21 for service. The guide says prices are moderate.
New York Central Art Supply
62 Third Avenue
1-212-473-7705
www.nycentralart.com
According to Zagat, patrons praise the small, "indie" veteran is "what an art supply shop is supposed to be." The guide says you'll find an "interesting inventory" that includes a "top-of -the-line" array of "beautiful papers for book artists" and watercolorists.
Surveyors find service to be "hit-or-miss." Some note it's a "cut above" while others detect "arti-tude." Either way, they report the "good prices" make it "worth a visit."
New York Central Art Supply receives a 25 for quality, a 16 for display, and a 21 for service. Prices are moderate.