In 1963, two paintbrush salesmen changed the process for coating artist canvases. They went from preparing the canvas by hand to a mass production process. By purchasing a textile machine, rolling the fabric, and applying gesso to the fabric continuously instead of sheet by sheet, Tara Materials was born.

Today, Tara Materials, a privately-owned company headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia, operates three facilities: manufacturing plants in Lawrenceville and Tijuana, Mexico, and a distribution center in San Diego.

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