Abstract: A framing system includes four corner engaging brackets held on a rigid picture assembly by a flexible binding cord. Each bracket is formed by bending a piece of rigid metal wire to form a loop at the rear face of the assembly and a pair of hooked arms that straddle adjacent edges of the assembly at each corner. The binding cord is applied to the brackets so that it pulls each bracket tightly onto the assembly whether or not the assembly is hung by the cord. The cord also assumes the form of an inverted "V", the apex of which provides a rigid, automatically centered point for hanging the assembly.