Abstract: A drop cloth holder and dispenser has a spine secured to a stand and vertically movable relative thereto. The spine has a plurality of telescoping arms extending therefrom; the arms mounted such as to be rotatable to a position generally parallel to the spine. The spine can be rotated to a position parallel to the stand and is adapted to carry a roll of drop cloth material that can be extended to cover the arms and retracted into a roll. The arms may be tilted relative to the horizontal to permit the structure to fit into relatively small areas.