The lavishly illustrated book The Secret Lives of Frames: One Hundred Years of Art and Artistry (Filipacchi Publishing) by Deborah Davis, published to mark our centennial in 2007, takes readers on a guided tour of Lowy's 100 greatest frames, shedding new understanding on this sometime "Cinderella" of the art world. Not only an essential primer on the various periods and styles of the framer's art, this comprehensive survey also educates readers with useful information about all facets of frame making. Experts in our master workshops share their secrets to carving, mold-making, gilding, finishing and proper fitting techniques, and show how to determine whether a frame is an antique, a reproduction or both. This book also provides valuable information on art conservation and frame restoration, as well as entertaining anecdotes from Lowy's lively history. Author Deborah Davis is known for her best-selling books, Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X (Tarcher/Putnam, 2003) and Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball (Wiley, 2006).