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PRINTS, POWER & PEOPLE
The Story of the Asociacíon de Grabadores
de Cuba and Cuban Printmaking
1949 - 1968
PRINTS, POWER & PEOPLE traces the emergence of modernist printmaking in Cuba, looking to works of a cohort of artists known as the Asociación de Grabadores de Cuba (Association of Engravers of Cuba) [AGC], a printmaking collective active before, during, and after the Cuban Revolution. Founded in 1949 during a period of immense creativity in Cuba, the artists of the AGC sought to advance the medium of printmaking as a vector for modernist expression, a tradition that continues on the island today.
The exhibitions features over 84 prints produced by 24 artists froim the AGC, many of which have never been exhibited in the United States, PRINTS, POWER & PEOPLE is the first major exhibition to explore this seminal moment in Latin American and Caribbean printmaking.
The exhibition begins with an exploration of how artists in Cuba experimented with various printmaking techniques to produce revolutionary new visual idioms. Despite limited access to printmaking tools and materials, Cuban printmakers utilized the medium to experiment with the languages of |
Photo taken during the AGC Meeting, which honored Armando Posse. in 1953
Cubism, Surrealism, Geometric Abstraction, and Expressionism, whose radical qualities were enhanced by the material restrictions at hand. Beyond the island, the artists of the AGC cultivated an international network of avant-garde printmakers, interacting and collaborating with the Taller de Graficá Popular in Mexico and The Art Student League in New York City, as well as artists from Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
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LAYERED LIVES:
The Art of Nine Contemporary Cuban Women
Ariamna Contino Mendoza
Aimee Garcia Marrero
Rocio Garcia de la Nuez |
Alejandra Glez
Elsa Mora
Mabel Poblet Pujol |
Sandra Ramos
Adislen Reyes Pino
Linet Sanchez Gutierrez |
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There have been surprisingly few surveys of contemporary Cuban women artists. This exhibition aims to shed light on women’s significant contributions to the cultural fabric of their country and beyond. The 51 works showcased is this new exhibition span the last 30 years and feature a selection of nine contemporary artists: Ariamna Contino, Aimee Garcia Marrero, Rocio Garcia de la Nuez, Alejandra Glez, Elsa Mora, Mabel Poblet Pujol, Sandra Ramos, Adislen Reyes, and Linet Sanchez Gutierrez. While half of the artists continue to reside permanently in Cuba, others, such as Ramos, Mora, and Garcia Marrero, have emigrated to the United States. Some, like Contino and Poblet, have residences in both Cuba and Spain. Despite geographical distances, they remain deeply connected to their heritage and share common values, as reflected in their works, which bear witness to the enduring impact Cuba has had on their multilayered lives.
The artists highlighted in this exhibition represent two distinct generations with somewhat different formative experiences. Ramos, Mora, Garcia Marrero, and Garcia de |
la Nuez received their training during the challenging era of the 1990s, known as the “Special Period.” This period was marked by profound economic crisis and scarcity following the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had been Cuba’s primary source of economic and political support during the Cold War. In contrast, Poblet, Glez, Sanchez, Reyes, and Contino, born later in the 1980s, began their careers amidst a growing awareness of the world beyond, facilitated by increased tourism and opportunities for artists abroad. Despite these divergent backgrounds, most of the artists in this exhibition received their training at the country’s prestigious art schools: the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) and the Academia de Bellas Arts de San Alejandro.
LAYERED LIVES is curated by art historian, Arianne Faber Kolb, Ph.D. The exhibition and tour are being organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angleles, CA. The exhibition is now available for scheduling beginning in January 2025 through 2027.
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A GRAPHIC JOURNEY:
PRINTS BY
PABLO PICASSO |
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A new exhibition featuring prints by Pablo Picasso is being made available for circulation through 2026. Presented are 63 works created between 1923 and 1972 - etchings, lithographs and linocuts, plus one cancelled copper printing plate. An introductory essay by Eric Mourlot, grandson of Fernand Mourlot, one of Picasso’s most important printers, accompanies the exhibition. The works come from the collection of Dr. Timothy Collins of Los Angeles, CA.
Picasso was a major innovator in the medium of printmaking. He made prints throughout his career — his first in 1899, when he was still a teenager; his last in 1972, when he was 90. Experimenting all the while, he produced some 2,400 prints in total, in a wide variety of techniques, most notably etching, lithograph and linocut. Over the decades he worked with numerous print ateliers, including Arnera, Mourlot, Crommelynck, Frelaut, Lacouriere, Desjobert, and Fort. |
A special feature of the Collins Collection is the number of proofs. These proofs illustrate the unique working relationship Picasso maintained with his printers and their ateliers and allows for the examination of the working process behind it. Their craftsmanship made Picasso's extensive and revolutionary experimentation with the media possible. In the six examples of Tete de Femme au Chapeau, (above) from the exhibition, we can see preliminary proofs in the various colors along with the final full color print.
Another highlight of the exhibition is a cancelled original copper printing plate from 1948, Femme au Chignon, along with a print pulled from the plate.
The exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. Exhibition dates are available through 2027.
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FACING THE GIANT
3 DECADES OF DISSENT
SHEPARD FAIREY
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Propagandist, arch manipulator, inciter, provocateur, these are all words used to describe the artist, Shepard Fairey, the man many hail as the originator of the modern urban art scene and an undeniable phenomenon.
FACING THE GIANT presents a survey of the last three decades of Shepard Fairey's work. The 30 selected artworks in the exhibition are 30 x 41-inch hand painted multiples - prints on unique collaged backgrounds with additional stencilling and embellishments - done in 2019.
Propagandist, arch manipulator, inciter, provocateur, these are all words used to describe the artist, Shepard Fairey, the man many hail as the originator of the modern urban art scene and an undeniable phenomenon. FACING THE GIANT presents a survey of the last three decades of Shepard Fairey's work
The title ‘FACING THE GIANT’ references the giant of Fairey’s prolifically disseminated Obey Giant art campaign, but more enduringly, the giant issues and forces he confronts through his art.
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FACING THE GIANT is a curated series of images chosen for their importance aesthetically and conceptually, and for addressing critical topics and themes frequently recurring throughout Fairey’s career. “This show is a reflection, not a retrospective, because I’m still very actively creating new art, but I like the idea of highlighting both the continuity and evolution of my art and concepts over 30 years.” – Shepard Fairey, 2019.
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EDGAR DEGAS
THE PRIVATE IMPRESSIONIST
Works on Paper by the Artist & His Circle
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Although often aloof to strangers, Edgar Degas elicited great reciprocal warmth and loyalty from his family, and as well from a wide circle of friends that included some of the greatest writers and artists of the epoch.
This special exhibition, consists of more than 70 works: 20 drawings;
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13 prints; 3 photographs; 2 monotypes; 1 sculpture; and a letter, all by Degas; along with 15 color aquatint facsimiles after Degas’ monotypes commissioned shortly after the artist’s death by his friend and dealer, Ambroise Vollard. A catalog accompanies the exhibition.
In its special focus the exhibition endeavors to illuminate the background, personality, and uniqueness of Edgar Degas the man, as well as presenting his genius as an artist.
Supplementing the works by Degas in the exhibition are a select group of rare works on paper by artists whose friendship he shared, including, Marcellin Desboutin, Hippolyte Flandrin, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, Alphonse Legros, Gustave Moreau, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, and others.
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THE ART OF EVERYTHING
The Art & Science of
June Wayne |
June Wayne conducted a lifelong exploration of the relationship between Art and Science. In doing so she also revolutionized print making and the textile medium, while fighting fearlessly for freedom of expression and the rightful inclusion of women and minorities in the art world. This new exhibition, which features an essay by esteemed Curator and Art Historian, Jay Belloli, entitled June Wayne: Art & Science, examines this relationship.
THE ART OF EVERTHING exhibition presents 80 works - paintings, prints, mixed media, and weavings, drawn from the archives of the June Wayne Estate. The exhibition will be presented at the Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA, in the Fall of 2024, in conjunction with the Getty's Pacific Standard Time Initiative which focuses on the "intersections of art and science in a global dimension".
As the founder of the renowned Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Wayne brought lithography masters to the United States to collaborate with experimental artists in residence (1960-1970) at her Tamarind, Hollywood studio, including Louise Nevelson, Ed Ruscha, Charles White, David Hockney, Annie Albers, Ed Ruscha, |
Wayne At Her Tamarind
Lithography Workshop 1960's |
Louise Nevelson, Sam Francis, Francois Gilot, Rufino Tamayo, Ruth Asawa, Bruce Conner and many others.
The exhibition is now available for scheduling to museums worldwide through 2026. Wayne’s work is represented in the permanent collections of dozens of major museums and private collections. The Los Angeles City Council recognized her cultural and artistic contributions on the centenary of her birth March 7, 2018, as it had done in 1999 at the time of a major retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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ROMARE BEARDEN
ARTIST - ACTIVIST - VISIONARY
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ARTST - ACTIVIST - VISIONARY presents examples of Romare Bearden’s influences as an artist of social conscience and action. Romare Bearden (1911–1988) recognized as one of the most important visual artists of the 20th Century, countered racial stereotypes with images drawn from history, literature, and the free world of his imagination.
Organized by and drawn from the Romare Bearden Foundation Collection,
the exhibition examines how he agitated for change through images and writing. Included are a diverse collection of original collage, watercolor, limited edition prints, reproductions, and rare archival material, including his magazine covers and editorial cartoons. The exhibition premiered at the new Black History Museum in Richmond, VA, in January, 2016. It was presented at the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN, in 2019. |
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CONTEMPLATING CHARACTER
Portrait Drawings & Oil Sketches
from Jacques-Louis David to Lucian Freud
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CONTEMPLATING CHARACTER is continuing its national tour through 2027. Featured are 81 rare portrait drawings and oil sketches, from the late 18th century to contemporary works. A catalog accompanies the exhibition. The exhibition explores the evolution of portraiture from the end of the 18th century until the present. The invention of photography at the end of the 1830s freed creative artists from the necessity of providing mere likeness through their art, to the degree that Paul Delaroche said, “From today, painting is dead.” He was wrong–it simply freed artists from the chore of representation, allowing imagination and creativity to rule, as this exhibition clearly demonstrates. |
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ALPHONSE MUCHA
MASTER OF ART NOUVEAU |
Alphonse Mucha is most often remembered for the prominent role he played in shaping the aesthetics of French Art Nouveau at the turn of the 20th century. Presented are 75 works including; rare original lithographs and proofs; 1 oil painting; 4 drawings; 1 pastel; and books, posters, portfolios and ephemera. Text panel and extended label copy are provided. A catalog is available. The exhibition is curated by esteemed art historian, Gabriel Weisberg, Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, who has provided an essay for the exhibition catalogue. The catalogue also includes a contribution from John Mucha, Director of the Mucha Foundation. |
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Organized by the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, KALI, ARTOGRAPHER, an exhibition of the works of the recently discovered photographer from the 1960s, Joan Archibald (1932-2019) will be presented at the Palm Springs Art Museum in the fall of 2023.
Born in 1962, Long Island housewife Joan Archibald upended her life by fleeing to the warm and creative climes of Southern California where she reinvented herself as a photographer and took the name “Kali” after a Hindu goddess.
Kali soon moved to Palm Springs and spent the following decades experimenting with photography—while becoming increasingly withdrawn and eccentric. It was only in 2019 when Susan Archibald discovered an astonishing trove of images hidden in her late mother's home that Kali became recognized as a significant innovator in alternative photography. Kali developed approaches that used the classic tools of analog photography, but she manipulated
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KALI:
ARTOGRAPHER
Joan Archibald (1932-2019)
Portraits - Landscapes - Polaroids - Outer Space
Organized by the
aesthetics of the time. Shooting on black-and-white film, she placed the prints in her swimming pool, physically agitating them as she applied dyes, paints, spray developer, and even organic material. After achieving the final mix of colors and textures, she left the prints to dry in the sun—creating truly one-of-a-kind images. |
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THE PRINTS OF SAM GILLIAM
From the Michael K. and Marian E. Butler Collection
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THE PRINTS OF SAM GILLIAM exhibition is now available for circulation through 2027. Featured are 34 of Gilliam's finest prints done between 1972 and 2009. The prints come from the collection of Michael K. and Marian E. Butler Collection of Miami, FL. The exhibition will include an essay by art historian Lizetta LaFalle-Collins examining Gilliam and his 4 decades of printmaking.
In 1970s, Gilliam’s innovations brought a new vibrancy to abstraction. He and his art have been variously associated styles and movements such as geometric and lyrical abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, and the Washington Color Field School, yet Gilliam’s production is singular.
In 1972 Gilliam became the first black artist to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale, in 2005.
His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art,
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New York; the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; the Kunstmuseum, Basel; and many others.
The exhibition is scheduled for dispaly at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel , MS, in May of 2026.
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CHILDHOOD CLASSICS
100 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION
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With over 140 original works included from over 75 books, CHILDHHOOD CLASSICS explores the history of children’s books from the turn of the century pen and ink Mother Goose art of Sarah Noble Ives, to the most popular works of today including the digital creations of Mo Willems. The exhibition features the original art of Dr. Seuss, the iconic Wild Things of Maurice Sendak and the perennial heroism of Garth Williams’ Stuart Little. Among the many classic illustrators featured are Rosemary Wells, Richard Scarry, Chris Van Allsburg and Hilary Knight. Fondly remembered characters of literature include Babar, Eloise, Madeline, the Cat in the Hat and Dick & Jane. The exhibition also provides opportunities for schools and libraries to focus on programs for art, literature, and literacy |
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A JOURNEY INTO IMAGIMATION
OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
OF ANIMATION ART |
IMAGIMATION celebrates the ongoing 100 plus year history of original rare animation production artwork since the creation of this magical art form. The exhibition presents 137 objects - original cels, drawings and models which feature the full range of animation techniques, from the ground breaking traditional animation of Gertie the Dinosaur created by American, Winsor McCay, in 1914, through to today’s many digitally supported animation productions and applications. This exhibition has been collated from the vast 29,000+ piece original international animation art collection preserved over several decades by animation historians and professionals Hal and Nancy Miles, founders of the Animation Hall of Fame. |
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CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT
The Art of John Van Hamersveld |
Iconic Los Angeles pop artist and graphic designer John Van Hamersveld's inspirational creative output is presented in the new traveling exhibition, CRAZY WORLD AIN'T IT: The Art of John Van Hamersveld. This exhibition follows previous museum exhibitions of Van Hamersveld's work, including DRAWING ATTENTION, at the California State University Art Gallery, Northridge, CA,
in 2013, and ERA OF COOL at the Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA, in 2019.
This new exhibition highlights 60 years of Van Hamersveld's works: paintings, drawings, prints, posters, album covers, digital works, photomurals of his public works, and more. Organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, the exhibition is available for presentation at museums world wide through 2027. |
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José Guadalupe Posada
Legendary Printmaker of Mexico |
José Guadalupe Posada’s images captured all aspects of daily life in Mexico City from 1889-1913, directly inspiring artists like Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and over one hundred years later, he continues to impact countless artists creating today’s social movement imagery. Due to the scope of influence and timeless quality of Posada’s work he has been called prophetic and even the father of Mexican printmaking.
A wide representation of Posada’s work, including his famous Day of the Dead calaveras and the artist’s original printing plates, make up this unique and inspiring exhibition. Bringing together nearly sixty of the artist’s most iconic images, this exhibition is remarkable for its inclusion of rarely exhibited printing plates, many signed in the plate by Posada himself. In addition, the exhibition explores the relatively unknown relationship between the artist and Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, one Mexico City’s most popular publishers with whom Posada worked under, and collaborated with, from 1889 until his death in 1913. The exhibition is available for presentation through 2027. |
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BROWN BAROQUE: OBJECTS OF OPULENCE
An Installation Project by Linda Vallejo
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Organized by the Robert and Francis Fullerton Museum of Art, Cal State University San Bernardino, CA, where it premiered in 2023, Brown Baroque: Objects of Opulence, is an installation project by artist Linda Vallejo twelve years in the making. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with three critical essays, artist statement, resume, and bio, and multiple plates.
The exhibition examines and interprets the politics of color, class, and privilege by appropriating and reconstructing American antique and pop objects to invite the viewer to consider socio-political, socio-culture issues in a space where history, culture, and data interact in an imaginary futurist space. Life-size Victorian interiors are painted in milk-chocolate brown to ask: How are Latinos seen, how do we see ourselves, what is our status in American history? And what are our contributions to American culture and economy?
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DATOS SAGRADOS, 2017
30% of US Population will be Latino in 2050,
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For decades, Linda Vallejo has used her talent, factual information, and references to popular culture to create disparate juxtapositions that can foster questions, prompt conclusions, and call to action. Social and cultural issues like color, class, privilege, visibility, and belonging are addressed from her perspective as a Chicana artist.
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JACOB LAWRENCE: 3 SERIES OF PRINTS
GENESIS - TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE - HIROSHIMA
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The exhibition features 31 graphic works from three important series of prints, plus 5 significant additional priints, done by Jacob Lawrence between 1971-1997. Included are his Hiroshima Series of 8 prints, the Genesis Series of 8 prints and 10 prints from the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series, Also included are text panels with an introductory exhibition essay, a chronology, and photos of the artist.
The exhibition includes an essay about Lawrence and his printmaking by Peter Nesbett. Nesbett is the Editor of Jacob Lawrence: The Complete Prints (1963-2000) / The Catalogue Raisonne.
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Since his first published print in 1963 Jacob Lawrence has produced a body of prints that is both highly dramatic and intensely personal. In his graphic work, as in his paintings, Lawrence has turned to the lessons of history and to his own experience. From depictions of civil rights confrontations to scenes of daily life, these images present a vision of a common struggle toward unity and equality, a universal struggle deeply seated in the depths of the human consciousness.
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THE ART OF
ELIZABETH CATLETT |
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THE ART OF ELIZABETH CATLETT is now available for scheduling through 2026. The works comes from the collection of artist, educator and author Samella Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Art History, Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Lewis was a student of Catlett’s in the 1940’s and Catlett became her mentor. The two became lifetime friends.
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), a sculptor and printmaker, is widely considered one of the most important African American artists of the 20th century. Her work blended art and social consciousness and confronted the most disturbing injustices against African Americans. She is best known for her work during the 1960s and 70s, when she created politically charged, black expressionistic sculptures and prints.
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This exhibition features 30 works - sculptures and graphics by Catlett, plus 5 works by her husband, artist, Francisco Mora, and 5 works by Samella Lewis.
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Peggy Bacon
George Bellows
Lynda Benglis
Ross Bleckner
Alexander Brook
James Brooks
Rudy Burckhardt
Howard Russell Butler
Henri Cartier-Bresson
John Chamberlain
Chuck Close
Stuart Davis
Elaine de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
Gaines Ruger Donoho
Max Ernst
Audrey Flack
Jane Freilicher
Adolph Gottlieb
George Grosz |
Beatrice Grover
Robert Gwathmey Childe Hassam
Arthur Turnbill Hill Jasper Johns
William King
Ibram Lassaw
Michael Lekakis
Roy Lichtenstein
Donald Lipski
Conrad Marca-Relli Thomas Moran
Robert Motherwell Hans Namuth
Francis Newton
Alfonso Ossorio
Henry Havelock Pierce Jackson Pollock
Fairfield Porter Abraham Rattner |
Robert Rauschenberg
John Reed
Larry Rivers
James Rosenquist David Salle
Miriam Schapiro
Alan Shields
Moses Soyer
Raphael Soyer
Saul Steinberg
Hedda Stern
Strong-Cuevas
Donald Sultan
Andy Warhol
Lemuel Maynard Wiles Jane Wilson
Robert Rahway Zakanitch
Joe Zucker |
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Established in 1931, Guild Hall is the primary cultural center on the Eastern End of Long Island. The East End of Long Island is a unique region that has attracted many diversely talented people such as artists, writers, musicians, actors, and directors over the years. They search for and find inspiration in the natural beauty of the landscape, the magnificent light and the endless beaches.
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Guild Hall provided East Hampton with an art gallery, a theater and meeting place - the cultural center in the center of culture. Over the years they built a collection of 1900 art objects from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries which includes paintings, sculpture, prints, watercolors, drawings and photographs by internationally renowned artists. In 1973 the museum received the distinction of being accredited by the American Association of Museums.
This exhibition includes 72 works - paintings, sculpture. works on paper, prints and mixed-media drawn from the Guild Hall Collection.
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The American Artists Group of New York, or AAG, was one of the most extraordinary artistic experiments of the Depression era. The AAG was founded in 1934 by businessman Samuel Golden and Carl Zigrozzer, a scholar and connoisseur who would go on to become one of America’s great print curators, building the phenomenal works on paper collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This fact alone, that Zigrosser was the eye of the AAG, was the reason for bringing together today the artists he selected to fulfill the group’s vision, which was published in its 1935 Handbook of the American Artists Group.
Importantly, the AAG wished to educate the American public about art. In its first sales catalogue of original prints produced in 1936, the AAG described and explained the different types of printmaking processes. Zigrosser provided biographies of the artists, and told the story of why this artist was deserving of attention. And in the catalogue we find a broad diversity of members. Just |
over ten percent of the artists were women (a small percentage by today’s standards, but a highly inclusive number back then). Many members were born in America, but others hailed from Spain, Germany, France, Hungary, Russia, the Ukraine, Mexico, and Japan. Before the AAG would morph into a greeting card company after the Second World War, it promoted the young African American artist, John Wilson.
This exhibition includes 85 works from the collection of Curator/Art Historian, Will South, Ph.D. South served as a curator, then chief curator, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City; the Weatherspoon Art Museum in North Carolina; the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio; and finally at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina.
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THE PRINTS OF ROCKWELL KENT
From the Ralf C. Nemec Collection |
Renowned for his block print book illustrations, particularly The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and Moby Dick, Rockwell Kent worked in a variety of media, including oil painting, woodcuts, lithographs, drawings and ceramics. This exhibition features 50 works by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) drawn from the Collection of Ralf C. Nemec, the largest assemblage of Rockwell Kent prints in the world. |
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PICASSO:
25 YEARS OF EDITION CERAMICS |
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Presented are a selection of the ceramics created by Picasso in collaboration with George and Suzanne Ramie and the artisans at their Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris, Southern France, between the years 1947 and 1971. Internationally famed for his paintings, sculpture, and graphics,
The exhibition features 40 ceramic works - plates, vases and pitchers, including 2 original ceramic works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), plus original posters from previous exhibitions and photo murals of Picasso at work at the Madoura pottery.
Pablo Picasso was long intrigued by ceramics. After seeing the works of the Madoura potters at a crafts fair in 1946, he asked Georges and Suzanne Ramie, who operated the studio, to provide him with the opportunity to work with ceramics. From 1947 to 1971 the Ramies set aside space in their studio for Picasso to pot whenever he pleased. In return, Picasso allowed the Ramies to make and sell editions of ceramic pieces he produced at Madoura, and to retain all profits.
The exhibition features an essay and chronology of Picasso by Gerald Nordland, noted author and independent curator, and former Director of the San Francisco Art Museum.
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THE HARMON & HARRIET KELLEY
COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART:
WORKS ON PAPER
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The seventy works in this exhibition date from the late 1800s to 2002 and represent just a fraction of what is contained in the Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of San Antonio, TX, one of the country's major collections of African American art. Esteemed art historian, David Driskell, Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland at College Park, calls the Kelley Collection "one of the finest that has been assembled tracing the history of African American art."
Included in the exhibition are drawings, etchings, lithographs, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, gouaches, linoleum and color screen prints by such noted artists as Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, John Biggers, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Eldizer Cortor, Margaret Burroughs, and many other outstanding lesser known artists.
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM ARTHUR
The Art of Marc Brown
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Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur, features original illustrations spanning the career of beloved children’s book author and illustrator Marc Brown. Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series, which developed into the popular PBS television series Arthur and is now celebrating its 25th season. The exhibition provides an inside look at Marc Brown’s artwork and stories. It includes many of Brown’s pencil, pen-and-ink, and watercolor illustrations featuring many of the ever-popular characters he has created. Visitors will find all their favorite Arthur characters in this entertaining exhibition, including D.W., Francine, Buster, Mr. Ratburn, and many others. His series of Arthur books became the longest running animated children’s television program in history.
The exhibition, which is now available through 2027, was organized by the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY, where it premiered in 2021. |
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CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE
THE TOM GOLDEN COLLECTION |
In 2001 Tom Golden donated his collection of works by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to the Sonoma County Museum. Golden's personal and professional relationship with the artists began when he met them during the 1974 public hearings for their project "Running Fence" in Sonoma and Marin counties, 1972-1976. Golden went on to manage or assist with a number of the artists' large scale projects. Golden's remarkable collection reflects his friendship with and admiration of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Over 125 original drawings, sculptures, collages and photographs lovingly trace their impressive careers. |
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PAN:
A GRAPHIC ARTS TIME CAPSULE
OF EUROPE, 1895-1900
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PAN, the important German five-volume Art Nouveau periodical, is replete with plates, illustrations, color initials, vignettes and tail-pieces representing a multitude of processes of modern picture reproduction, including original lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts, and other original and near-original processes in black and white or full color.
Included are collection of brilliant graphic works by such French, Dutch, Belgian, German, English, and Swedish artists as Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Signac, and Seurat; Van de Velde; Rops; Kollwitz and Behrens; Nicholson, Rothenstein, and Pennell; and Anders Zorn, among many others. PAN’s literary contributers included such figures as Nietzsche, Novalis, Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Ibsen, and Verlaine.
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DAVID HOCKNEY
SIX FAIRY TALES |
In 1970 David Hockney and Petersburg Press released Six Fairy Tales, a compilation of 39 etchings and the texts of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s fairy tales, including: The Little Sea Hare, Fundevogel, Rapunzel, The Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear, Old Rinkrank, Rumpelstilzchen. In this exhibition of 39 etchings illustrating the 6 fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hockney has given each fairy tale his own interpretation. Rather than illustrating the stories literally, he has chosen vivid images to encapsulate a mood or detail. The etchings were drawn directly onto copper plates by Hockney between May and November 1969. It was a decade in which etching featured strongly for Hockney. As well as Grimms’ Fairy Tales, he made two other important series: A Rake's Progress (1961-3) and Illustrations for Thirteen Poems for CP Cavafy (1966). |
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FORMULATION: ARTICULATION
SERIGRAPHS BY JOSEF ALBERS
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66 works in 39 frames, plus analytical statements culled from Albers' extensive writings and text panels. Josef Albers was one of the 20th Century's most influential and articulate artist/ theorists. Formulation: Articulation is an overview of Albers' lifetime oeuvre. Published in 1972 by Harry N. Abrams, New York, the works were chosen by Albers himself and produced in silk-screen under his supervision by Ives-Sillman. Two text panels are also included: an introduction to and a chronology of Albers by noted author, art historian and independent curator, Gerald Nordland. This exhibition is an excellent introduction to one of the most influential theories of 20th Century art and is especially well suited for teaching galleries. |
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