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MATRIX: CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING<br />

OCTOBER 9 - NOVEMBER 22, 2009


Fall 2009<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

Introduction:<br />

Letter to Educators……………………………………………………………………. 2<br />

Sunshine State Standards…………………………………………………………… 3<br />

Part 1: Obtaining a General Knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> Past:<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> Timeline……………………………………………..…… 6<br />

Different Types <strong>of</strong> <strong>Printmaking</strong> and How They Work…………..….. 7<br />

Different Uses for <strong>Printmaking</strong> throughout History…………………. 9<br />

Artist Biographies:<br />

Works from these artists will not be in the exhibition; they are examples <strong>of</strong> great printmakers<br />

Albrecht Durer………………………………………………………….12<br />

Rembrandt Van Rijn …………………………………………….……13<br />

Francisco Goya…………………………………………………..……14<br />

Katsushika Hokusai………………………………….………………..15<br />

Andy Warhol…………………………………………..……………….17<br />

Part 2: The <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> Exhibit Information<br />

Part 3: Lesson Plans<br />

Part 4: Helpful Information<br />

How Technology Has Changed <strong>Printmaking</strong>……………….…..… 20<br />

How <strong>Museum</strong>s Have Embraced Modern <strong>Printmaking</strong>…..………. 22<br />

Artists’ Biographies………………………………………………….. 23<br />

Pop Art Food……………………………………….…………………. 30<br />

Relief Printing with Styr<strong>of</strong>oam ………………………...……………. 33<br />

I’m a Little Culturist and Printmaker..……………………...……….. 38<br />

Color, Color Magic Power………………………………………….....42<br />

Roger Shimomura and the Battle Against Racial Discrimination...47<br />

Glossary…………………………………………………………………………….52<br />

Image List…………………………………………………….…………..………… 54<br />

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………… 56<br />

1


Fall 2009<br />

LETTER TO EDUCATORS<br />

Dear Leon County Educators,<br />

The <strong>Florida</strong> State University <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> would like to invite you<br />

to attend our upcoming exhibit. The exhibit will be held in the Fall <strong>of</strong> 2009, and it<br />

will highlight the print collection that the <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> possesses. It will<br />

also include prints from outside artists.<br />

This packet will focus on the different types <strong>of</strong> prints, different uses <strong>of</strong><br />

prints, and it will also explore the differences between printmaking throughout<br />

history and today. During the exhibit the museum will be <strong>of</strong>fering guided tours and<br />

events to help educators teach their students about the museum and the exhibit.<br />

For tours and group information, contact Viki Thompson Wylder at (850) 644-<br />

1299.<br />

In this packet you will find a wealth <strong>of</strong> information to help you prepare your<br />

students for a trip to the museum, or simply just spend a day teaching them about<br />

printmaking. The packet includes informational articles, artist biographies, lesson<br />

plans, a glossary <strong>of</strong> terms, and a list <strong>of</strong> prints being included in the exhibit. All<br />

images included in this packet are for educational use only.<br />

This packet is in accordance with <strong>Florida</strong>’s Sunshine State Standards, and<br />

we hope it will be helpful to you in your classroom.<br />

Hannah Dahm<br />

Michele Frederick<br />

Morgan Jones<br />

Cosette Lin<br />

Bethany Bussell<br />

And<br />

Bri Regis<br />

<strong>Museum</strong> Education Program<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> State University <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />

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Fall 2009<br />

SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS<br />

Visual <strong>Arts</strong><br />

Pre K-2<br />

The student uses two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and<br />

processes to depict works <strong>of</strong> art from personal experiences, observation, or imagination.<br />

The student understands that works <strong>of</strong> art can communicate an idea and elicit a variety<br />

<strong>of</strong> responses through the use <strong>of</strong> selected media, techniques, and processes.<br />

The student knows that specific works <strong>of</strong> art belong to particular cultures, times, and<br />

places.<br />

3-5<br />

The student knows the effects and functions <strong>of</strong> using various organizational elements<br />

and principles <strong>of</strong> design when creating works <strong>of</strong> art.<br />

The student understands what makes different art media, techniques, and processes<br />

effective or ineffective in communicating various ideas.<br />

The student develops and justifies criteria for the evaluation <strong>of</strong> visual works <strong>of</strong> art using<br />

appropriate vocabulary.<br />

6-8<br />

The student creates two-dimensional and three-dimensional works <strong>of</strong> art that reflect<br />

competency and craftsmanship.<br />

The student knows how the qualities and characteristics <strong>of</strong> art media, techniques, and<br />

processes can be used to enhance communication <strong>of</strong> experiences and ideas.<br />

The student understands and uses information from historical and cultural themes,<br />

trends, styles, periods <strong>of</strong> art, and artists.<br />

9-12<br />

The student uses two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and<br />

processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research, environment,<br />

personal experience, observation, or imagination.<br />

The student knows how the elements <strong>of</strong> art and the principles <strong>of</strong> design can be used and<br />

solves specific visual art problems at a pr<strong>of</strong>icient level.<br />

The student understands critical and aesthetic statements in terms <strong>of</strong> historical reference<br />

while researching works <strong>of</strong> art.<br />

Language <strong>Arts</strong><br />

Pre k-2<br />

The student uses knowledge and experience to tell about experiences or to write for<br />

familiar occasions, audiences, and purposes.<br />

The student listens for a variety <strong>of</strong> informational purposes, including curiosity, pleasure,<br />

getting directions, performing tasks, solving problems, and following rules.<br />

The student recognizes that use <strong>of</strong> more than one medium increases the power to<br />

influence how one thinks and feels.<br />

3-5<br />

The student prepares for writing by recording thoughts, focusing on a central idea,<br />

grouping related ideas, and identifying the purpose for writing.<br />

The student writes notes, comments, and observations that reflect comprehension <strong>of</strong><br />

content and experiences from a variety <strong>of</strong> media.<br />

The student understands that word choices can shape reactions, perception, and beliefs.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

6-8<br />

9-12<br />

SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS<br />

The student understands how idiomatic expressions have an impact on communication<br />

and reflect culture, by using them correctly in both oral and written form.<br />

The student understands selected economic, political, and social events that have<br />

shaped the target culture and its relationship with the United States across time.<br />

The student selects and uses appropriate prewriting strategies, such as brainstorming,<br />

graphic organizers, and outlines.<br />

The student organizes information using appropriate systems.<br />

The student understands specific ways in which language has shaped the reactions,<br />

perceptions, and beliefs <strong>of</strong> the local, national, and global communities.<br />

Social Studies<br />

Pre k-2<br />

The student compares everyday life in different places and times and understands that<br />

people, places, and things change over time.<br />

The student understands that history tells the story <strong>of</strong> people and events <strong>of</strong> other times<br />

and places.<br />

The student understands the significance and historical contributions <strong>of</strong> historical figures<br />

during this period (e.g., the journeys <strong>of</strong> famous explorers).<br />

3-5<br />

The student understands how individuals, ideas, decisions, and events can influence<br />

history.<br />

The student uses a variety <strong>of</strong> methods and sources to understand history (such as<br />

interpreting diaries, letters, newspapers; and reading maps and graphs) and knows the<br />

difference between primary and secondary sources.<br />

The student understands various aspects <strong>of</strong> family life, structures, and roles in different<br />

cultures and in many eras (e.g., pastoral and agrarian families <strong>of</strong> early civilizations,<br />

families <strong>of</strong> ancient times, and medieval families).<br />

6-8<br />

The student understands how patterns, chronology, sequencing (including cause and<br />

effect), and the identification <strong>of</strong> historical periods are influenced by frames <strong>of</strong> reference.<br />

The student knows the relative value <strong>of</strong> primary and secondary sources and uses this<br />

information to draw conclusions from historical sources such as data in charts, tables,<br />

graphs.<br />

The student understands the impact <strong>of</strong> significant people and ideas on the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> values and traditions in the United States.<br />

9-12<br />

The student understands how ideas and beliefs, decisions, and chance events have<br />

been used in the process <strong>of</strong> writing and interpreting history.<br />

The student identifies and understands themes in history that cross scientific, economic,<br />

and cultural boundaries.<br />

The student understands how social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors<br />

contribute to the dynamic nature <strong>of</strong> regions.<br />

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9<br />

Fall 2009<br />

PRINTMAKING PAST:<br />

OBTAINING A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRINTMAKING<br />

Emory Adams<br />

Old-Style Screw Printing Press<br />

Woodblock, 1919<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> TimeLine<br />

105 AD Paper is invented in China.<br />

1380 The earliest known woodcut in<br />

Europe is made: The Bois Protat.<br />

1420-30<br />

Silversmiths<br />

and armorers<br />

begin to<br />

reproduce<br />

decorative<br />

engravings<br />

from metal<br />

plates, making the<br />

first printed<br />

engraving.<br />

1439 Johannes<br />

Gutenberg<br />

produces the first<br />

printing press.<br />

A silversmith carving into a<br />

metal surface to create a<br />

design<br />

1497 The Apocalypse is published by<br />

German artist Albrecht Durer.<br />

The printing press<br />

1513 Possibly the first<br />

etching is produced by Swiss artist Urs<br />

Graf.<br />

1653 Rembrandt<br />

creates the etching<br />

The Three Crosses.<br />

1839 An early photographic process<br />

called daguerreotype in invented by<br />

Louis Jacques Mande Dauguerre.<br />

1852 William Henry Fox Talbot patents<br />

an early version <strong>of</strong> the photographic<br />

printmaking process.<br />

1880-90 Four-color process printing is<br />

invented.<br />

1896 Aluminum and zinc begin to<br />

replace limestone in the lithographic<br />

process.<br />

1906 Offset lithography is invented in<br />

America. In this process the image is<br />

transferred from a plate, to a rubber<br />

blanket, and then a printing surface.<br />

1960<br />

Automatic<br />

electrostatic<br />

copiers<br />

become widely<br />

available.<br />

1964 Andy<br />

Warhol prints<br />

Brillo Boxes.<br />

Andy Warhol with Brillo<br />

Boxes<br />

1796 German<br />

playwright, Alois<br />

Senefelder, discovers<br />

lithography.<br />

1796-98 Francisco Goya produces the<br />

series <strong>of</strong> prints Los Caprichos.<br />

Francisco Goya, Los<br />

Caprichos:<br />

Volaverunt, 1796-98,<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Different Types <strong>of</strong> <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

and How They Work<br />

There are many variations in the way prints are produced. Many involve complex,<br />

nocuous, and expensive chemicals. There are also common ways prints can be produced with<br />

everyday materials, such as wood block or even fruit.<br />

The four main categories <strong>of</strong> printmaking are: relief printing, intaglio, planography, and<br />

stenciling or serigraphy. These four main types have both complex and simple ways in which<br />

they can be accomplished. Each <strong>of</strong> these categories may have differing methods, but they all<br />

have one main goal, producing multiple copies from one master image.<br />

Relief <strong>Printmaking</strong>:<br />

This is the oldest type <strong>of</strong> printmaking,<br />

and includes the invention <strong>of</strong> movable type. A<br />

very simple, modern example <strong>of</strong> a relief print<br />

would be the image produced when using a<br />

rubber stamp. Typically throughout history relief<br />

printmaking is produced with a woodcut, but<br />

today anything where the image is raised from<br />

the surface will produce a relief image. In<br />

Japanese woodcuts, multiple blocks would be<br />

produced, allowing for each block to add a<br />

different color to the image. Woodblocks<br />

have been produced by artists such as<br />

Vincent Van Gogh, and many Japanese<br />

printmakers including Hokusai.<br />

To create a woodblock without<br />

having expensive equipment, or toxic<br />

chemicals, a s<strong>of</strong>t piece <strong>of</strong> wood can be used.<br />

The wood around the image is removed<br />

leaving only the raised edges that are<br />

desired to create the image. Relief images<br />

can also be produced using various fruits and<br />

vegetables. By cutting them open to reveal the<br />

different textures inside, and applying ink, the<br />

varying heights <strong>of</strong> the fruit’s flesh and seeds<br />

will produce different images. Relief prints can<br />

also be made with<br />

Styr<strong>of</strong>oam as a<br />

substitution for<br />

wood.<br />

Hokusai<br />

The Great Wave <strong>of</strong>f<br />

Kanagawa woodcut print,<br />

1823-29<br />

Intaglio:<br />

Pronounced in-TAL-yo, this type <strong>of</strong><br />

process is also known as etching. These prints<br />

are made using the opposite <strong>of</strong> relief, by<br />

scratching the image into the plate, typically<br />

made <strong>of</strong> metal or Plexiglas. This can be done<br />

with a sharp object, or as with etching, with<br />

acids. Ink is then forced into the removed lines,<br />

and the rest <strong>of</strong> the surface is wiped clean. The<br />

plate is then forced through a press, or held<br />

tightly together with a sheet <strong>of</strong> paper. The force<br />

then transfers the ink onto the paper creating a<br />

mirror image.<br />

This form <strong>of</strong> printmaking was used by<br />

famous artists such as Albrecht Durer and<br />

Pablo Picasso. Such printmaking today is used<br />

mainly in the creation <strong>of</strong> currency.<br />

Albrecht<br />

Durer<br />

Rhinoceros<br />

etching print,<br />

1515<br />

Creating an Intaglio print can be more<br />

difficult than a relief. The process can be<br />

adapted but there is still the need for sharp<br />

tools and a fairly rough, nonporous surface<br />

plate. Etching can be simulated be using a<br />

s<strong>of</strong>ter material like Styr<strong>of</strong>oam, and incising<br />

into it with a pencil, or similar object. Ink<br />

can then be applied onto the surface the<br />

same as with metal or Plexiglas plates.<br />

When transferring the image to paper,<br />

less pressure is applied, to compensate<br />

for the fragile nature <strong>of</strong> the Styr<strong>of</strong>oam.<br />

Planography:<br />

Also known as lithography,<br />

printing during this process is transferred<br />

from a flat surface onto another flat surface.<br />

Lithography began with an interest in<br />

controlling chemical printing from stone. Now<br />

lithograph prints can be produced from stone<br />

plates, and from various types <strong>of</strong> metal plates.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Different Types <strong>of</strong> <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

and How They Work<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> creating a lithograph<br />

involves using oil crayons, water, acid and ink.<br />

An image is created on the stone or metal plate<br />

using the oily crayon. Then water is applied to<br />

the plate. The water is repelled from the oil and<br />

when ink is added to the plate, the oil based ink<br />

is repelled from the areas that are wet from the<br />

water, allowing only the drawn lines to soak up<br />

ink and produce a print. In more<br />

advanced forms <strong>of</strong> lithography<br />

acid is used to prevent the ink<br />

from moving to other parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />

plate, by creating a stronger<br />

barrier then water.<br />

When attempting to create<br />

a lithograph with color, the<br />

process is very similar to that <strong>of</strong><br />

color wood block prints, or relief<br />

printing. Multiple plates are<br />

produced, each one<br />

for a color intended<br />

to be added to the<br />

print. They are<br />

layered onto the<br />

paper.<br />

This form <strong>of</strong><br />

printmaking allows<br />

for a large amount<br />

<strong>of</strong> prints to be<br />

pulled, making it the<br />

more popular<br />

choice for modern<br />

artists, like Eugene<br />

Delacroix, Henri de<br />

Toulouse-Lautrec,<br />

and Edouard Manet.<br />

Lautrec<br />

1895<br />

Henri de Toulouse-<br />

May Milton<br />

color lithograph,<br />

Producing a lithograph without much<br />

expensive equipment is difficult. It is possible<br />

however to demonstrate the basic principles <strong>of</strong><br />

lithography with ease. The main principle is the<br />

basic chemistry <strong>of</strong> oil and water. Using a sturdy<br />

piece <strong>of</strong> metal, an image can be produced with<br />

an oil crayon; a Crayola crayon will do the trick.<br />

Once the image is drawn, the metal can be<br />

held at an angle, and water poured from the<br />

top down. This will show how the water is<br />

repelled from the waxy image. Using this<br />

method to create a print may take more steps,<br />

but it is possible with the correct ink and<br />

printing paper.<br />

Serigraphy:<br />

Most well known as stenciling, this<br />

method is the most used among students and<br />

non-artists. Stencils can be made from paper,<br />

plastic, fabric, metal, or almost any material.<br />

The design is<br />

removed from the<br />

material, and then<br />

ink is rolled over the<br />

opening to make a<br />

print.<br />

Andy Warhol<br />

Campbell’s Soup Cans<br />

silk screening on<br />

canvas, 1962<br />

This method <strong>of</strong> printmaking has<br />

existed for many years. Stencils are<br />

used in the fine<br />

arts but also in the commercial arts.<br />

Stenciling has also developed into an<br />

art form that is utilitarian, proving to be<br />

an asset in anything from decorating<br />

walls, to creating unique designs for<br />

T-shirts, known as silk screens.<br />

Andy Warhol is known for having<br />

used stencils and silk screens to complete<br />

his famous representations <strong>of</strong> Campbell’s<br />

soup cans. Many famous artists used<br />

stencils to help them plan their works, for<br />

example Michelangelo, who used a<br />

stencil to outline his plans for the Sistine<br />

Chapel in Rome. Although these examples<br />

don’t result in prints in the technical sense <strong>of</strong><br />

the word, they do assist the artist in making<br />

multiple copies <strong>of</strong> one image, which is the<br />

essence <strong>of</strong> the idea <strong>of</strong> printmaking.<br />

Creating stencil prints is one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

easiest forms <strong>of</strong> printmaking to do without a<br />

large amount <strong>of</strong> equipment. Simply begin with a<br />

material that will block the ink, and not allow it<br />

to permeate onto the print except in the desired<br />

places. This can include cardboard or poster<br />

board, and non-cotton fabrics. Then remove<br />

the image from the material to create the<br />

stencil. At this point the medium in which the<br />

print can be created is very open. Paint, ink, or<br />

a simple pencil can be used.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Different uses for <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

Throughout History<br />

Before there was photography,<br />

computers, the internet or television, our<br />

only means <strong>of</strong> mass communication was<br />

through printmaking. Prints have a long and<br />

diverse history, beginning long before the<br />

Common Era.<br />

Before <strong>Printmaking</strong> was Art<br />

In ancient times, as in Ancient<br />

Egypt, Ancient Rome, Babylonia, and<br />

Ancient China, different types <strong>of</strong> stamps<br />

were made to produce <strong>of</strong>ficial seals. These<br />

could be considered the first relief prints,<br />

although they were not made to be admired<br />

as art. With the invention <strong>of</strong> block book<br />

printing, mass produced text came about,<br />

and made communication easier.<br />

The Printing Press<br />

With the invention <strong>of</strong> the printing<br />

press and movable type in the 1400s,<br />

printing books became quicker and more<br />

efficient than ever before. With the printing<br />

press, books became more affordable and<br />

the literacy rate in Europe grew. With the<br />

invention <strong>of</strong> the printing press, a canonized<br />

set <strong>of</strong> books could be produced, which<br />

included the Bible, but<br />

the printing press also<br />

canonized the<br />

production <strong>of</strong> money<br />

allowing<br />

for<br />

standardized paper<br />

money to be produced.<br />

The printing press<br />

gave scientists a way<br />

to share their<br />

information more<br />

freely, and helped<br />

spread their ideas.<br />

16 th century printing press<br />

The Newspaper<br />

With the invention <strong>of</strong> the printing<br />

press, it was only a short time until the mass<br />

production <strong>of</strong> newspapers began. With a<br />

rotary printing press, the plate is curved<br />

around a cylinder, to allow printing on a<br />

continuous sheet <strong>of</strong> paper. The basic<br />

process is still lithography, but with<br />

adaptations to allow for quicker, more<br />

efficient printing. This type <strong>of</strong> printing may<br />

not specifically qualify as art, but the mass<br />

communication <strong>of</strong> news and events brought<br />

communities together. Newspapers are now<br />

a staple in our society, and they are printed<br />

in largely the same manner that they have<br />

been for hundreds <strong>of</strong> years.<br />

Printing Money<br />

Most individuals<br />

would not consider<br />

money as art, but when<br />

considering that money<br />

is made using the<br />

intaglio process, they<br />

might reconsider. The<br />

process <strong>of</strong> creating the<br />

plates and<br />

designing the money<br />

for<br />

each country is complex, Uncut sheet <strong>of</strong> $1<br />

US bills and includes many artists<br />

and designers. The United States currently<br />

produces money with a high-speed press,<br />

similar to that which creates newspapers.<br />

This use <strong>of</strong> printmaking is an example <strong>of</strong> the<br />

exact reason why printmaking was invented<br />

and perfected, mass production and<br />

accessibility to the masses.<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> as Art<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> as an art form has been<br />

around almost as long as printmaking for<br />

other purposes. It is in human nature to<br />

create art, and when given a new medium<br />

with which to work, people have always<br />

embraced it. <strong>Printmaking</strong> for art’s sake is<br />

commonly believed to have begun in the<br />

Far East. Woodcuts appeared as early as<br />

100 A.D. after paper was invented.<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> arrived in Europe in the 1400s<br />

and took the artists there by storm. Artists in<br />

northern Europe became very adept at<br />

creating prints, and carried this tradition<br />

throughout the continent. Many prints were<br />

produced to create awareness regarding a<br />

specific event, or to make an artist’s work<br />

more accessible to the public. Any number<br />

<strong>of</strong> images were produced including religious<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Different uses for <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

Throughout History<br />

images, political images, scientific drawings,<br />

or even humorous images, which we might<br />

consider cartoons today.<br />

Art with a Statement<br />

Francisco Goya<br />

Disasters <strong>of</strong> War:<br />

It Always Happens<br />

1810-1820<br />

Many<br />

times prints<br />

were produced<br />

to make the<br />

artist’s thoughts<br />

clear. An artist could make a statement<br />

about the current rulers, or war, or the<br />

division between the upper class and lower<br />

class. And producing these images as prints<br />

allowed artists to spread their views quickly.<br />

Francisco Goya completed a series <strong>of</strong> prints<br />

in which he protested the war going on in<br />

Spain during his time. Honore Daumier<br />

completed prints in which he made<br />

comments about the political unrest in<br />

France during his time. Rembrandt made<br />

prints to represent his religious views. The<br />

ease with which prints could be mass<br />

produced allowed for the free flow <strong>of</strong> their<br />

political ideas into the public consciousness.<br />

Japanese <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> in the Far East has<br />

been a long-standing<br />

tradition. <strong>Printmaking</strong> in<br />

Japan took on a unique<br />

style <strong>of</strong> its own, and is one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the most recognizable<br />

styles in art.<br />

Yoshida Hiroshi<br />

Night Scene After the Rain<br />

1925<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> in<br />

Japan began largely the<br />

same way printmaking<br />

began in Europe, as a<br />

means to reproduce<br />

documents, specifically<br />

religious ones. The technique used was<br />

woodblock printing, which continued into the<br />

modern era. Artists such as Hokusai and<br />

Hiroshi designed multiple blocks, to create<br />

prints with color. As the centuries<br />

progressed, the artists became more skilled,<br />

and were able to include intricate color<br />

details.<br />

Japanese prints had a strong<br />

influence on European prints in the 1800s<br />

and 1900s. When Japan began to increase<br />

trade with Europe in the later nineteenth<br />

century, the style began to show up in<br />

western prints and in the works <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Impressionists. This was actually mostly<br />

accidental, as Japan was not exporting the<br />

prints specifically, but rather using the prints<br />

to wrap the delicate<br />

porcelain they were<br />

exporting, much in the<br />

way we use old<br />

newspaper to wrap<br />

dishes today. This<br />

coincidence created one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the strongest<br />

influences <strong>of</strong> outside art<br />

on the Impressionists,<br />

including Manet, Monet,<br />

Cassatt, and Renoir.<br />

Mary Cassatt<br />

The Bath<br />

1891<br />

Modern <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> today takes on many<br />

forms and covers a wide variety <strong>of</strong><br />

purposes. With the advancement <strong>of</strong><br />

digital images, traditional printmaking<br />

has become almost strictly an art<br />

form, rather than a form for mass<br />

communication. Many modern fine<br />

artists use printmaking to develop<br />

works. Screen-printing, which only<br />

developed recently, is widely used as<br />

a commercial printmaking process<br />

today. Technology has advanced<br />

enough that printmaking can still be<br />

used, but the process can require<br />

little or no human involvement, as is<br />

the case with printed newspapers,<br />

and printing money.<br />

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9<br />

Fall 2009<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES:<br />

A SELECT HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING<br />

Israhel van<br />

Meckenem<br />

The Artist and His Wife, Self-Portrait<br />

Engraving, 1490<br />

This Artist Biographies section provides examples <strong>of</strong> famous printmakers throughout history.<br />

These artists represent different types <strong>of</strong> printmaking, different styles, and different uses <strong>of</strong><br />

prints overtime. Exposing students to these artists gives them a foundation in printmaking.<br />

The images shown here, and the artists discussed, will not be in the exhibit at the <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong>. Rather, they provide a background for the exhibit on display which will include more<br />

contemporary works, as well as selections from the permanent collection.<br />

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Artists’ Biographies<br />

Albrecht Durer, St. Jerome in<br />

His Study, 1514, etching<br />

Albrecht Durer<br />

Albrecht Durer was one <strong>of</strong> the most influential<br />

printmakers <strong>of</strong> his time. His father was a goldsmith, as well as<br />

his godfather, but his godfather left to become a printer and<br />

publisher the year Durer was born, 1471. His godfather became<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the most successful publishers in Germany and owned<br />

twenty-four printing presses. This probably had an influence on<br />

Durer, sparking his interest in printmaking.<br />

At age fifteen Durer became an apprentice to a local<br />

artist in Nuremburg, Michael Wolgemut. He had a large studio<br />

which produced many woodblock books. This is the studio<br />

where Durer learned how to make woodblock and dry point<br />

prints.<br />

In 1494, at age 23, Durer got married to Agnes Frey, a<br />

daughter <strong>of</strong> an important brass worker. They had no children<br />

throughout their marriage.<br />

Albrecht Durer, Self-portrait at<br />

28, 1500, oil on panel<br />

In 1494 Durer took his first trip to Venice, Italy to study<br />

more advanced artists. He stayed for a year and went back to<br />

Nuremburg to open his own workshop. Over the next five years<br />

his style began to merge Italian influences with underlying<br />

Northern forms. The first few years at his workshop he<br />

produced mostly woodblocks <strong>of</strong> religious subjects. He also<br />

trained himself in the difficult task <strong>of</strong> using the burin to make<br />

engravings. He also became fascinated with proportion. He<br />

actually studied it intensely for the rest <strong>of</strong> his life. His etching <strong>of</strong><br />

Adam and Eve shows his attention to proportion.<br />

In 1505 he returned to Italy to work on painting. By this<br />

time his etchings had gained a tremendous amount <strong>of</strong><br />

popularity and were being copied by other artists. In 1507 he<br />

returned to Germany. By this time he was well established and had good relations with<br />

most major artists like Raphael and Titian.<br />

From 1513 to 1514 Durer created his three greatest<br />

achievements in printmaking; Knight, Death, and the Devil,<br />

St. Jerome in His Study, and Melencolia. After that he did<br />

work for Emperor Maximilian.<br />

In his later years, Durer wanted to create a unique<br />

print as a means to celebrate his achievements. Durer made<br />

The Triumphal Arch; to this day this work is still the largest<br />

woodblock print. He used 192 woodblocks to make it.<br />

Around 1520 Durer became a follower <strong>of</strong> Martin Luther. After<br />

this his work seemed to focus more on religious subjects. He<br />

was still a man <strong>of</strong> curiosity and wrote four books on human<br />

nature. Sadly the books were published a few months after<br />

his death in 1528. Even today Durer is respected as one <strong>of</strong><br />

the greatest printmakers.<br />

Albrecht Durer, Melencolia,<br />

1524, engraving<br />

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Artists’ Biographies<br />

Rembrandt, Self-portrait in Cap<br />

with Eyes Wide Open, 1630,<br />

etching<br />

Rembrandt, The Three Crosses, 1653,<br />

dry point and burin<br />

Rembrandt<br />

Rembrandt was born in Leiden, the Netherlands in<br />

1606. He was the ninth child <strong>of</strong> a well-to-do family. He<br />

was always interested in painting and as a young boy<br />

had an apprenticeship with Jacob van Swanenburgh, a<br />

local history painter, with whom he spent three years.<br />

Around 1624 he opened his own studio in Leiden with a<br />

colleague and friend, Jan Lievens. He produced small<br />

detailed paintings with religious themes. In 1627 he<br />

started to accept students.<br />

Eventually, he wanted a bigger city with more to<br />

<strong>of</strong>fer so he moved to Amsterdam in 1631. Here he<br />

practiced pr<strong>of</strong>essional portraiture and stayed with an art<br />

dealer who introduced his cousin, Saskia van Uylenburg,<br />

to the artist. Rembrandt married her in 1634. During this<br />

period he made much larger paintings and they were very dramatic and full <strong>of</strong><br />

movement. He still painted biblical stories but also some<br />

mythological ones.<br />

In the late 1630s Rembrandt started to make fewer<br />

paintings and more etchings <strong>of</strong> landscapes. His work seemed<br />

to be less eccentric, most likely because he was in mourning<br />

for three <strong>of</strong> his children who died in the late 30s. His wife<br />

followed in 1641. His works <strong>of</strong> her on her death bed are some<br />

<strong>of</strong> his most personal and moving.<br />

In the late 1640s Rembrandt started a relationship with<br />

his maid, Hendrickje St<strong>of</strong>fels. With her he had a little girl but<br />

they never married.<br />

Rembrandt had always been a frivolous man with his<br />

money. He bought up artwork and eventually he went<br />

bankrupt in 1656. He was forced to sell all his possessions<br />

including his printing press. After he was forced to sell his<br />

printing press he never did printmaking again. To help in the<br />

hard times Hendrickje and their only surviving child, Titus,<br />

started an art dealing business and Rembrandt became an<br />

employee. For the rest <strong>of</strong> Rembrandt’s life he had a steady<br />

flow <strong>of</strong> commissions but he never regained his financial<br />

stability.<br />

He outlived both Hendrickje and his son and was left<br />

important in Dutch history.<br />

Rembrandt, Landscape, 1640, etching<br />

with his baby daughter. Rembrandt died a few months after<br />

Titus in 1669. He left behind one <strong>of</strong> the biggest collections<br />

<strong>of</strong> artwork, including around 400 etchings and over 600<br />

paintings. Still to this day he is considered one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

greatest European painters and printmakers and the most<br />

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Artists’ Biographies<br />

Franciso Goya, Self Portrait,<br />

1792-93, brush and gray<br />

wash on paper<br />

Francisco Goya, Disasters <strong>of</strong> War:<br />

Gloomy Presentiments <strong>of</strong> Things to<br />

Come, 1810, aquatint and etching<br />

Francisco Goya<br />

Known as “the last <strong>of</strong> the old masters, and the first <strong>of</strong><br />

the modern artists,” Goya inspired many artists with his<br />

determination and talent. He was born in Fuendetodos, Spain<br />

in 1746 to a family that displayed his mother’s crest. His father,<br />

on the other hand, was a guilder.<br />

At fourteen Goya secured an apprenticeship with Jose<br />

Lujan. Later he moved to Madrid where he studied with Mengs,<br />

a German artist whose work was a pre-curser to neoclassicism.<br />

As his art developed he started to enter<br />

competitions. In 1763 and 1766 he submitted his art to the<br />

Royal Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> but was rejected. He then traveled<br />

to Rome where he entered a painting competition and won a<br />

prize for his work.<br />

Goya then returned home and started studying with<br />

Francisco Bayeu y Subias, a neo-classical painter who focused on religious subjects.<br />

During this time Goya’s paintings started to develop and he gained his own style. He was<br />

bold with his paintbrush and liked to make bold marks. In 1774 he married Josefa, Bayeu’s<br />

sister. He was made a court painter to Charles the Third in 1786 and stayed in that position<br />

for quite some years.<br />

In 1792 his life took at turn for the worse. After a high fever Goya<br />

was left deaf. He did not let that stop him; in fact he succeeded even<br />

more. In 1799 he was made the first court painter to Charles the Fifth.<br />

On his own time Goya started to make a series <strong>of</strong> aquatint<br />

etchings about the French Revolution and the philosophy behind it. The<br />

aquatints contain disturbing content. Captions let the viewer know what<br />

they are about. An example <strong>of</strong> such a caption reads, “The sleep <strong>of</strong> reason<br />

produces monsters.” The series was published in 1799 under the name<br />

Caprichos.<br />

In 1800-1814 the French invaded Spain in the Peninsular War.<br />

This war sparked inspiration for Goya. He painted The Third <strong>of</strong> May 1808<br />

and another aquatint etching series named Disasters <strong>of</strong> War. This series<br />

was very brutal and was not published until 1863 due to the controversial<br />

subject matter.<br />

His wife died in 1812. Goya moved in with his<br />

housekeeper in 1814, with whom he is<br />

thought to have born a child. Toward the<br />

last years <strong>of</strong> his life he wanted to be<br />

isolated so he moved to a house in<br />

Francisco Goya, Los Caprichos:<br />

The Sleep <strong>of</strong> Reason Produces<br />

Monsters, 1796-98, aquatint and<br />

etching<br />

Manzanares. The house was named “Quinta del Sordo,”<br />

The House <strong>of</strong> the Deaf. This is where he made his Black<br />

Paintings, a series <strong>of</strong> portraits that portray shocking themes.<br />

He made 14 <strong>of</strong> them and painted directly on the walls with oils. Goya left Spain in 1824 and<br />

moved to Bordeaux and settled in Paris where he died in<br />

1828 at the age <strong>of</strong> 82.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Artists’ Biographies<br />

Hokusai, Self-portrait as an<br />

Old Man, 1839, woodblock<br />

Hokusai<br />

Hokusai was born in 1760 into an artisan family in Japan.<br />

He was born with the name Tokitaro. His name was changed<br />

many times throughout his life because it was common in Japan<br />

for an artist to change his name. However, his changed<br />

more than usual.<br />

At twelve years old he was sent by his father to work at a<br />

book shop. This is where his interest with printmaking started. At<br />

fourteen he became an apprentice to a wood-carver, where he<br />

worked till he was eighteen. This was good practice for him for<br />

carving his future woodblocks. He was then accepted into the<br />

studio <strong>of</strong> Katsukawa Shunsho, an artist <strong>of</strong> ukiyo-e, a style <strong>of</strong><br />

woodblock prints and paintings. After a year his first name<br />

changed to Shunro. Under this name he published his first series<br />

<strong>of</strong> prints in 1779.<br />

Shunsho died in 1793 and<br />

Hokusai began to explore other<br />

styles <strong>of</strong> art such as European<br />

styles. Soon he was expelled from<br />

his school, for unknown reasons. He said that his<br />

embarrassment inspired him to work harder. He then<br />

became more focused on landscapes. He became<br />

associated with the Tawaraya School and adopted the<br />

name Tawaraya Sori.<br />

In 1798, after producing a large amount <strong>of</strong> brush<br />

paintings, he gave his name to a pupil. For the first time<br />

he was a free artist, not affiliated with any school. He<br />

adopted the name Hokusai Tomisa.<br />

Hokusai, Mount Fuji in Clear Weather, 1837,<br />

color woodblock<br />

By 1800 he changed his name to the one that he is now known by, Katsushika<br />

Hokusai. He then published two collections <strong>of</strong> landscapes and began to attract students.<br />

Over the next decade he became increasingly popular. In 1807 he paired with a novelist<br />

to produce images for books. They had artistic differences and had to stop working<br />

together. However, the publisher kept Hokusai on the project because he felt images<br />

were more important than words.<br />

In 1811, at age 51, he changed his name yet again to Taito and created the<br />

Hokusai Manga. The Manga were art manuals that were very popular at the time. He<br />

published 12 volumes. In 1820 he changed his name to Listu; this name marked the<br />

start <strong>of</strong> the period in which he secured his fame in Japan. During this period he<br />

produced the famous 36 Views <strong>of</strong> Mount Fuji, which included the Great Wave <strong>of</strong><br />

Kanagawa.<br />

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Artists’ Biographies<br />

Hokusai, The Great Wave <strong>of</strong> Kanagawa, 1832,<br />

color woodblock<br />

Then in 1834 tragedy hit. A fire burned down Hokusai’s studio. He was old at this<br />

time and younger artists were starting to over-shadow him but he never stopped making<br />

art.<br />

He died in 1849 and on his death bed he said that he just wanted five more years<br />

so he could produce a few more pieces. After his death his fame grew throughout the<br />

world and he is still thought <strong>of</strong> as one <strong>of</strong> the greatest Japanese artists.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Artists’ Biographies<br />

Andy Warhol<br />

Andy Warhol, Self-portrait, 1966,<br />

screen-printing<br />

Andrew Warhol was born in Pittsburgh,<br />

Pennsylvania in 1928. He was the third child <strong>of</strong><br />

working class parents, who were immigrants from<br />

Slovakia. He was raised as a strict Catholic. In<br />

third grade he suffered from the disease called St.<br />

Vitus dance, a complication <strong>of</strong> scarlet fever. This<br />

resulted in long-term effects to his skin coloration<br />

and he became a hypochondriac. He was bedridden<br />

for a lot <strong>of</strong> his childhood. To occupy time in<br />

bed he collected old pictures <strong>of</strong> movie stars and put<br />

them up around his bed. He also drew and listened<br />

to the radio. He says that this period <strong>of</strong> his life was<br />

important to the development <strong>of</strong> his personality.<br />

From a young age he showed talent in art.<br />

When he was old enough he studied commercial art at the School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> at<br />

Carnegie Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology in Pittsburgh. In 1949 he moved to New York<br />

City and began a successful career in magazine illustration and advertising. In<br />

1950 he gained fame, something he<br />

always craved, from his shoe ads that<br />

were created by using a loose inkblotting<br />

style. RCA hired him to make<br />

record covers and promotional<br />

material. In 1962 he held his first<br />

exhibit, which included the Marilyn<br />

Diptych, 100 Soup Cans, 100 Coke<br />

Bottles, and 100 Dollar Bills.<br />

During the 60s Andy founded<br />

“the factory,” a studio that became a<br />

hang-out for artists <strong>of</strong> all kinds. Once<br />

Andy started working in the factory he<br />

began to use silk-screening. With his<br />

process he was able to produce his<br />

artwork “en masse.” Warhol liked the<br />

idea <strong>of</strong> silk-screening because he<br />

was making art work using images <strong>of</strong><br />

mass produced products and he was<br />

then mass-producing his art work. He<br />

said that he wanted to be a machine.<br />

Warhol became quickly known for his<br />

brightly colored pop art. Some critics<br />

were turned <strong>of</strong>f by his glorification <strong>of</strong><br />

Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup, 1968, silk screen-printing<br />

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Artists’ Biographies<br />

market goods but it was<br />

clear that there had been a<br />

change in the art world and<br />

he had sparked it.<br />

He started to make<br />

films as well. He cast his<br />

friends, who were artists<br />

and socialites, and would<br />

film in “the factory.” In 1968<br />

Valerie Solanas, a radical<br />

feminist who had been in<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the Warhol films,<br />

came to the studio to pick<br />

up a script but was denied<br />

entry. In a fit <strong>of</strong> anger she<br />

came back and shot<br />

Warhol, as well as an art<br />

critic, and a curator.<br />

Everyone survived.<br />

The 70s were a<br />

Andy Warhol, Turquoise Marilyn, 1962, silk screen-printing<br />

calmer time for Warhol. He<br />

was well-established and<br />

some <strong>of</strong> his patrons were<br />

well-known movie stars and musicians. In 1975 he wrote a book, Philosophy <strong>of</strong><br />

Andy Warhol, where he discussed the nature <strong>of</strong> art.<br />

During the 80s Andy started to get back into the limelight, mainly because<br />

<strong>of</strong> his friendships with new upcoming artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat.<br />

However, critics were starting to turn on Warhol, saying that he was a “business<br />

artist.” The majority <strong>of</strong> his art was <strong>of</strong> celebrities. People thought he had become<br />

very superficial but Warhol had always been fascinated with celebrities and<br />

people <strong>of</strong> the elite.<br />

In 1987, after gallbladder surgery, Warhol suffered from a heart attack and<br />

died. It was a tragedy in the art world and many gathered at his funeral. His ideas<br />

were bold and different and helped to change the art world. He took chances and<br />

become an icon <strong>of</strong> the 60s and 70s.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

MATRIX: CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING<br />

Roger Shimomura<br />

Kabuki Party<br />

1988<br />

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How Technology has changed <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

When we consider the vastly<br />

different uses <strong>of</strong> prints throughout history, it<br />

is difficult to see where prints might fit into<br />

our modern society. In the years before<br />

computers and the internet, prints were<br />

made as a way <strong>of</strong> advertising an artist’s<br />

skills, or a way to send back images from a<br />

new land. During the time <strong>of</strong> newspapers,<br />

the printing press led the mass production<br />

<strong>of</strong> images and text allowing more <strong>of</strong> the<br />

public to gain access to the news and<br />

current events in their societies.<br />

With the internet today, there is<br />

literally almost no need for any printed<br />

newspapers. Many companies are<br />

switching to online publications in order to<br />

be more eco-friendly. With laser printers<br />

and Xerox machines, the idea <strong>of</strong><br />

painstakingly creating a lithograph or<br />

etching seems humorous. Today<br />

printmaking is used solely as an art form.<br />

This has allowed modern printmakers to<br />

create exceptionally beautiful and creative<br />

prints, which push the boundaries <strong>of</strong><br />

traditional printmaking.<br />

Many modern printmakers create<br />

their prints by incorporating the new tools<br />

and technologies available, even those<br />

used in everyday household chores. The<br />

artist Willie Cole is a prime example <strong>of</strong> this.<br />

He makes lithographs that are based on the<br />

patterns left by an iron when it is face down<br />

for too long.<br />

Willie Cole<br />

Pressed<br />

Iron<br />

Blossom<br />

2005<br />

By incorporating the iron into his<br />

prints Cole merges a modern technology<br />

with the antique technique <strong>of</strong> printmaking.<br />

Modern printmakers also incorporate<br />

unique subject matter reflecting the new<br />

freedom they feel with prints viewed purely<br />

as art. The artist Mark Hosford (biography<br />

on page 27) composes wildly imaginative<br />

and colorful images. In his prints Hosford<br />

draws fictional creatures with multiple arms<br />

and distorted bodies. His figures seem to<br />

float defying the laws <strong>of</strong> physics. Hosford<br />

said these images came from his overactive<br />

imagination as a child.<br />

Mark Hosford<br />

Weight <strong>of</strong> Worm<br />

2005<br />

With the rapid<br />

advancement <strong>of</strong> the digital contribution to<br />

the art world, many artists have begun to<br />

play with the idea <strong>of</strong> the perfection achieved<br />

by such media. Imi Hwangbo creates prints<br />

by hand to mimic<br />

digital precision. She<br />

creates lithographs<br />

that display an exact<br />

repetition and<br />

patterning. Hwangbo<br />

painstakingly creates<br />

prints in the tradition<br />

<strong>of</strong> the old masters,<br />

as if simply using a<br />

computer is not an<br />

option.<br />

Imi Hwangbo<br />

Echo Keeper 1<br />

2001<br />

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How Technology has changed <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

Hwangbo exemplifies another trend<br />

present in printmaking. With the new ease<br />

with which prints can be produced, many<br />

artists instead focus more attention on the<br />

way a print can be hung in a museum.<br />

Artists conceive works that defy the<br />

confines <strong>of</strong> a traditional four-sided frame.<br />

Hwangbo’s works achieve threedimensionality<br />

in their finished state. By<br />

layering print after print the artist builds up a<br />

texture to give the work a presence in<br />

space.<br />

The artist Tim Dooley (biography on<br />

page 24) resists the confines <strong>of</strong> a twodimensional<br />

sheet <strong>of</strong> paper. Dooley creates<br />

large installation pieces in which the prints<br />

become almost interactive. Dooley includes<br />

mixed media, which allows the viewer full<br />

awareness <strong>of</strong> the intricate process and form<br />

<strong>of</strong> prints.<br />

Anita Jung<br />

Madonna<br />

and Child<br />

with St.<br />

Anne<br />

2004<br />

We can see through these many<br />

examples that printmaking today is<br />

drastically different from the printmaking <strong>of</strong><br />

the past. Our need for prints has changed<br />

through the advancement <strong>of</strong> technology, so<br />

the methods and reasons we create prints<br />

has followed suit. The technology that<br />

changed printmaking is not a bad thing, but<br />

rather another adjustment that<br />

contemporary artists have embraced in<br />

creative ways.<br />

Tim Dooley<br />

That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore<br />

2007<br />

Modern printmakers also create<br />

works that reference the heritage <strong>of</strong><br />

printmaking, but they add modern touches.<br />

Anita Jung is known for works that visually<br />

cite old masters’ paintings yet she<br />

incorporates elements <strong>of</strong> home décor<br />

through patterning. By combining new and<br />

old Jung celebrates the roots <strong>of</strong><br />

contemporary art while embracing modern<br />

influences.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

How <strong>Museum</strong>s Have Embraced Modern <strong>Printmaking</strong><br />

With the new freedom experienced<br />

by modern printmakers, it should come as<br />

no surprise that artists are trying new and<br />

unexplored forms that defy the conventions<br />

<strong>of</strong> most typical museum exhibitions. But<br />

museums are adapting and learning to<br />

embrace the new forms. <strong>Museum</strong>s now<br />

recognize the artistic value <strong>of</strong> prints.<br />

In recent years the number <strong>of</strong> print<br />

exhibitions in the United States increased<br />

exponentially. The Los Angeles County<br />

<strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> Art <strong>of</strong>fered five exhibitions on<br />

prints just since 2007. They focused on<br />

traditional Japanese prints while mounting<br />

exhibits displaying prints by artists better<br />

known for their other media, including<br />

Picasso and Matisse.<br />

In<br />

recent<br />

exhibits<br />

museums<br />

have adapted<br />

to the new and expanded techniques and<br />

dimensions <strong>of</strong> printmaking. The exhibit<br />

<strong>Matrix</strong> at the <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> at <strong>Florida</strong><br />

State University will display some <strong>of</strong> the<br />

new techniques currently in practice.<br />

<strong>Matrix</strong> will include artists whose<br />

prints take on a variety <strong>of</strong> forms. The artist<br />

Lynne Allen (biography on page 23) creates<br />

three-dimensional works out <strong>of</strong> prints. Her<br />

work draws on her Native American<br />

heritage, and her paper sculptures<br />

commonly take the shape <strong>of</strong> artifacts <strong>of</strong> that<br />

culture. Her work displays the way prints<br />

can be transformed into something entirely<br />

different than their original form and intent.<br />

Henri Matisse<br />

Le Cauchemar de l'Eléphant Blanc<br />

1947<br />

(LACMA exhibition Matisse on Paper)<br />

In 2001 the <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> Modern Art in<br />

New York held an exhibit titled What is a Print?<br />

This exhibition examined the ever changing<br />

medium <strong>of</strong> printmaking in relation to its past<br />

and future. The Mary Brogan <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> Art<br />

and Science in Tallahassee recently<br />

presented an exhibition that dealt with the<br />

relationship between printing money and<br />

fine art. Titled CURRENCY: Art As<br />

Money/Money As Art, the exhibit showed<br />

the influence that money as a print form<br />

exerts on the printmaking <strong>of</strong> contemporary<br />

artists.<br />

Lynn Allen<br />

Moccasin #2<br />

2000<br />

<strong>Matrix</strong> will include artists who<br />

developed alternatives to paper as the<br />

foundation on which they print. The artist<br />

Cynthia Lollis prints on unique materials.<br />

Cynthia Lollis created a detailed map <strong>of</strong> the<br />

earth, and printed it on the inside <strong>of</strong> broken<br />

egg shells.<br />

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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Lynne Allen<br />

Moccasin #2<br />

2000<br />

Lynne Allen<br />

Knife Sheath<br />

2006<br />

Lynne Allen<br />

Lynne Allen is well known<br />

both for her traditional as well as<br />

her three-dimensional prints. Her<br />

inspiration comes from the history<br />

<strong>of</strong> the women in her family as<br />

members <strong>of</strong> the Standing Rock<br />

Indian Reservation in South<br />

Dakota. When the matriarchs in<br />

her family were sent to<br />

government boarding schools as<br />

part <strong>of</strong> a plan to “educate the<br />

Indian,” they became outsiders in<br />

both the Native American and<br />

white worlds. Lynne Allen’s work<br />

reflects her “foot-in-both-worlds”<br />

existence. Although Native<br />

American, she appears to the<br />

outside world as a white woman. A<br />

central theme <strong>of</strong> her prints and<br />

three-dimensional objects is the<br />

misunderstanding between Native<br />

and white Americans.<br />

In Moccasin #2, Lynne Allen showcases the one-<strong>of</strong>-a-kind quality <strong>of</strong> her work;<br />

layered etchings on handmade paper have been sewn together to form threedimensional<br />

moccasins. The moccasin is an iconic image <strong>of</strong> Native American culture.<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> such a recognizable image to convey a message is characteristic <strong>of</strong> her<br />

work; Allen <strong>of</strong>ten features moccasins, knife sheaths, and stamp bags constructed <strong>of</strong><br />

original 19 th century land documents or<br />

etchings on handmade paper.<br />

Lynne Allen is the Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the School for Visual <strong>Arts</strong> at Boston<br />

University as well as a pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> art.<br />

Her work has been exhibited both<br />

nationally and internationally and is a<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the permanent collection <strong>of</strong><br />

museums throughout the world. With<br />

over 100 exhibitions featuring her work<br />

in the United States alone, Allen has<br />

been recognized both through awards<br />

and exhibitions as one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

outstanding artists <strong>of</strong> her field.<br />

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ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Tim Dooley is known for<br />

his printmaking as well as his<br />

Mixed Product installations.<br />

These installations are based<br />

on and center around printed<br />

panels. Dooley considers<br />

these Mixed Product panels as<br />

the core <strong>of</strong> his work. The<br />

panels begin as traditional<br />

collages which Dooley then<br />

augments further using his<br />

computer. The collage<br />

imagery concentrates on the<br />

space between oppositional<br />

human emotions within a<br />

violent, consumer-driven<br />

society, feelings such as fear<br />

and hope or alienation and<br />

intimacy. Dooley is constantly<br />

making new panels and feels<br />

that Mixed Product will never<br />

truly be finished as its<br />

evolution coincides with his<br />

evolution as an artist.<br />

Tim Dooley<br />

Tim Dooley<br />

Mixed Product<br />

2005<br />

Dooley’s installations,<br />

like the one pictured here,<br />

employ brightly colored prints,<br />

wires, and other media which twist and coil among each other, disguising what are <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

sinister messages about the unpredictable and sometimes dangerous aspects <strong>of</strong><br />

modern technology and its place in society.<br />

Tim Dooley is an Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Printmaking</strong> at the University <strong>of</strong><br />

Northern Iowa. He has participated<br />

in multiple group, solo, and juried<br />

exhibitions in locations throughout<br />

the United States.<br />

Tim Dooley<br />

Mixed Product (detail)<br />

2005<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Denise Bookwalter<br />

Denise Bookwalter<br />

Luftschiff<br />

2008<br />

The other prints in the series<br />

follow the same gray, white, and yellow<br />

color scheme and, like the example<br />

shown here, they resemble blueprints<br />

that have been carefully arranged and<br />

layered to detail Bookwalter’s<br />

explorations into the changing<br />

properties <strong>of</strong> German aviation.<br />

Denise Bookwalter is an<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Area Head <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> at <strong>Florida</strong> State University.<br />

Generally, Denise Bookwalter’s<br />

various print series result from research<br />

and investigations into the history <strong>of</strong><br />

technology. They explore the changing<br />

perspectives <strong>of</strong> the human view <strong>of</strong><br />

technological development. As an<br />

expansion <strong>of</strong> a dialogue between the<br />

historical and the contemporary,<br />

Bookwalter’s prints <strong>of</strong>ten use 3-D<br />

modeling s<strong>of</strong>tware as well as other<br />

technologies. Bookwalter translates her<br />

prints using traditional and<br />

experimental techniques, creating “a<br />

dialogue between the virtual and the<br />

actual … science and art.”<br />

In Luftschiff (left), one <strong>of</strong> a series<br />

<strong>of</strong> prints <strong>of</strong> the same title, Denise<br />

Bookwalter demonstrates her interest<br />

in the structure and history <strong>of</strong><br />

technology, specifically the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> aviation. This print<br />

details the luftschiff, German for<br />

airship. Bookwalter shows the luftschiff<br />

from multiple views via a process that<br />

utilizes three-dimensional modeling<br />

s<strong>of</strong>tware to translate the modeling into<br />

a two-dimensional print.<br />

Denise Bookwalter<br />

Pieces and Parts (detail)<br />

2008<br />

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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Kabuya Bowens<br />

Kabuya Bowens<br />

The Blackburn Suite: Blackburn Wing Figures<br />

2007<br />

Kabuya Bowens’<br />

interest in printmaking first<br />

began while she was doing<br />

graduate work for her MFA at<br />

Pratt Institute in Brooklyn,<br />

NY. Her early inspiration was<br />

found in the work <strong>of</strong> German<br />

artist Kathe Kollwitz and<br />

American artist Elizabeth<br />

Catlett, whose prints and<br />

sculptures dealt with social<br />

and political issues in relation<br />

to the human condition. After<br />

her graduate research<br />

proposal to work with<br />

Elizabeth Catlett was<br />

accepted at Pratt Institute,<br />

and Bowens was given a full<br />

scholarship opportunity, she<br />

was next introduced to<br />

Robert Blackburn for an<br />

independent study at The<br />

<strong>Printmaking</strong> Workshop.<br />

Bowens’ experience at<br />

The <strong>Printmaking</strong> Workshop<br />

with Blackburn heavily<br />

influenced her work as a<br />

printmaker. She learned to<br />

work as a pr<strong>of</strong>essional printer<br />

for different artists, galleries,<br />

and museums, getting the<br />

opportunity to meet people<br />

from all over the world. While<br />

working with Blackburn, Bowens visited the facilities <strong>of</strong> the Tyler School <strong>of</strong> Art in<br />

Philadelphia and transferred there, later traveling to Rome, Italy to work with Nona<br />

Hershey.<br />

Kabuya Bowens’ work is inspired by the visual critique <strong>of</strong> the African-American<br />

experience in the United States, and explores ideas <strong>of</strong> memory, human relations, and<br />

the questionable nature <strong>of</strong> truth. Her current work takes an interdisciplinary approach to<br />

printmaking, concentrating on the unique and monoprint concepts <strong>of</strong> the printmaking<br />

process rather than several images published in an edition. Her most recent creative<br />

endeavor is Rituals and Masked Identities, a large group <strong>of</strong> prints consisting <strong>of</strong> several<br />

smaller series.<br />

Kabuya Bowens is an Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Art at <strong>Florida</strong> State University.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Mark Hosford<br />

Mark Hosford<br />

The Hidden Pieces from Silhouette Series<br />

2002 – 2008<br />

Mark Hosford is a musician,<br />

animator, and artist whose prints<br />

and drawings are inspired by the<br />

vivid dreams he had as a child as<br />

well as the type <strong>of</strong> “fantastic<br />

imagery and sociological<br />

investigations” found in the prints<br />

<strong>of</strong> Los Caprichos by Francisco<br />

Goya. Hosford first became<br />

interested in printmaking because<br />

the method for creating an image<br />

is indirect, and the process<br />

afforded him the ability to produce<br />

multiples.<br />

When working on a print,<br />

many steps are taken before the<br />

actual outcome is known. Hosford<br />

describes this relationship as<br />

“collaborating” with the medium<br />

instead <strong>of</strong> “commanding” it. He<br />

also likens this process to a math<br />

problem, his favorite subject in<br />

school, where the artist has to go<br />

through many steps in solving a<br />

problem in order to be rewarded<br />

with an answer.<br />

His recent prints come from different moments in life, some specifically drawn<br />

from Hosford’s own past, and some based on ambiguous scenarios from his<br />

observations <strong>of</strong> society. The subjects <strong>of</strong> these range from the first contemplation <strong>of</strong> loss,<br />

such as the death <strong>of</strong> a loved one, to issues such as gender and religion. His figures<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten appear in silhouette so as to give a more general representation <strong>of</strong> these<br />

experiences.<br />

In The Hidden Pieces, Hosford includes slightly grotesque features that <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

inhabit his works. The strange pile <strong>of</strong> monsters partially hidden behind the screen is<br />

exactly the type <strong>of</strong> nightmarish image frequently seen in Hosford’s art. The prevalent<br />

use <strong>of</strong> pink to dominate both the entire picture plane and the screen behind the figure<br />

suggests a traditional characterization <strong>of</strong> the female gender. He renders the figure in<br />

silhouette; she strokes her own hair and looks down. She symbolizes contemplation or<br />

possibly melancholy. While the exact subject matter is intentionally ambiguous, the<br />

contrast between the young girl and the horrific monsters evokes the strong emotions <strong>of</strong><br />

a vivid dream, or perhaps a nightmare.<br />

Mark Hosford is an Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Art at Vanderbilt University in<br />

Nashville, Tennessee, and holds both a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> and Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> degrees in<br />

printmaking.<br />

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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT:<br />

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />

Roger Shimomura<br />

Roger Shimomura’s paintings and<br />

prints address issues associated with<br />

Asian-American culture, <strong>of</strong>ten inspired by<br />

the diary kept by his immigrant<br />

grandmother. Shimomura is a third<br />

generation Japanese-American interned<br />

with his family after the Japanese bombed<br />

Pearl Harbor in 1942. His paintings, prints,<br />

and theater pieces focus not only on racial<br />

issues and stereotyping <strong>of</strong> Asian-<br />

Americans but also on life in an internment<br />

camp. For Tokio Ueyama (right) shows a<br />

typical scene inside a Japanese internment<br />

camp, combining the colors and graphic<br />

elements <strong>of</strong> American Pop Art, like that <strong>of</strong><br />

Andy Warhol, with a stereotypical portrayal<br />

<strong>of</strong> an Asian woman writing calligraphically<br />

while dressed in a traditional kimono and<br />

obi. The juxtaposition <strong>of</strong> these elements<br />

evokes Shimomura’s dual interest. He<br />

portrays the ill treatment <strong>of</strong> an entire<br />

population as well as the ethnic confusion<br />

<strong>of</strong> many Japanese Americans when faced<br />

with the conflicting cultures <strong>of</strong> modern<br />

America and their Japanese heritage.<br />

Formerly a pr<strong>of</strong>essor at universities<br />

in Kansas and Minnesota, Roger<br />

Shimomura retired from teaching in 2004,<br />

and his personal papers and letters are<br />

being collected by the Archives <strong>of</strong> American<br />

Art, Smithsonian Institute, in Washington<br />

D.C. Shimomura has had over 125 solo<br />

exhibitions <strong>of</strong> his paintings and prints. He<br />

has presented several pieces <strong>of</strong><br />

experimental theater in New York,<br />

Minneapolis, and Washington D.C.<br />

Roger Shimomura<br />

Mistaken Identities: For Tokio Ueyama<br />

2005<br />

Roger Shimomura<br />

Mistaken Identities: For Seattle P.I.<br />

2005<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

LESSON PLANS:<br />

LEARNING ABOUT PRINTMAKING<br />

Albrecht Durer<br />

Mechanical Creation <strong>of</strong> a Perspective Image<br />

Etching, 1525<br />

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Lesson Plan<br />

Pop Art Food<br />

Session Activity: Students will look at Andy Warhol’s Soup Can print and discuss why they<br />

think he created this work. They can also see that art can be found everywhere, even if it is a<br />

soup can. After they discuss the work, students will draw their favorite foods and write short<br />

poems on the drawings about the food. After they have finished they will share their pictures<br />

and poems with the class.<br />

Level: 1-5 th grade<br />

Time: 45 minutes<br />

Key Concept: 1. Students will learn about Andy Warhol and pop art.<br />

2. Students will see that art can be found anywhere.<br />

write<br />

3. Students will get to create their own pop art images <strong>of</strong> their favorite foods and<br />

about them.<br />

Materials:<br />

Image <strong>of</strong> Andy Warhol’s Soup Can<br />

Paper<br />

Markers /pencils/pens<br />

Vocabulary: Pop art, printmaking, screen-printing<br />

Procedure:<br />

1. Students will learn about the pop art movement. They will learn about Andy Warhol and<br />

his life and what he did for the art world.<br />

a. Pop art is an art movement that began in the U.S. in the 1950s and reached<br />

its peak <strong>of</strong> activity in the 1960s, chose as its subject matter the anonymous,<br />

everyday, standardized, and banal iconography in American life, such as<br />

comic strips, billboards, commercial products, and celebrity images, and dealt<br />

with them typically in such forms as outsize commercially smooth paintings,<br />

mechanically reproduced silkscreens, large-scale facsimiles, and s<strong>of</strong>t<br />

sculptures.<br />

b. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburg in 1928. He was always fascinated by<br />

celebrities and socialites. He was sick a lot as a young kid and would spend<br />

hours in his bed drawing or looking at magazine clippings. Once he was old<br />

enough he went to an art school for commercial arts. He then gained an<br />

interest in advertising. He did ads for shoes which gave him much success<br />

and was then hired to do record covers by a large record company. Once he<br />

had gained fame he started doing his own work in his own studio which<br />

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Lesson Plan<br />

became known as “the factory.” This became a hang- out to many socialites<br />

and other artists. Everyone wanted to be in with Warhol. His art work was<br />

original and eye catching. He made simple images using icons and objects<br />

that were in everyday life but he found a way for people to appreciate them<br />

as art. He made the process <strong>of</strong> silkscreening famous and continues to be the<br />

face <strong>of</strong> pop art.<br />

2. Students will view Andy Warhol’s Soup Can and discuss why they think he made it.<br />

a. Why do you think he wanted to make a picture <strong>of</strong> a soup can?<br />

b. What do you think the message was that he was trying to show people?<br />

-Maybe that art is everywhere, even in your kitchen.<br />

- Maybe soup is Warhol’s favorite food.<br />

3. Students will then get pieces <strong>of</strong> paper and draw their own favorite foods.<br />

4. Students will write short poems on their pictures about their favorite foods.<br />

a. Students can use the template attached to aid them in writing the poems.<br />

b. Students can make their poems into concrete poems by making the words<br />

form a<br />

different shape such as the shape <strong>of</strong> the food they are writing<br />

about.<br />

Summary: Students will then share their pictures and read their short poems out loud to the<br />

class.<br />

Evaluation:<br />

1. Through discussion students showed an understanding <strong>of</strong> pop art.<br />

2. Through discussion students showed learning about Andy Warhol and his contribution to<br />

the art world.<br />

3. Students made their own pop art images <strong>of</strong> their favorite foods.<br />

4. Students wrote poems about their favorite foods.<br />

Extension: Students can use their drawings as preparation for printmaking. Stencils could<br />

be cut to replicate the idea <strong>of</strong> silk-screening and Warhol’s method. Styr<strong>of</strong>oam prints could be<br />

made by following the directions in the next lesson plan.<br />

Example <strong>of</strong> Concrete Poetry<br />

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Lesson Plan<br />

_<br />

My Favorite Food<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> Food:<br />

_____________________________________________________________________<br />

______<br />

Two Adjectives Describing the Food:<br />

________________________________________________<br />

(Give color, shape, or texture words)<br />

A Phrase to Describe the Taste <strong>of</strong> the Food:<br />

________________________________________<br />

_____________________________________________________________________<br />

Cheese<br />

S<strong>of</strong>t, Yellow-orange<br />

Extra Sharp<br />

Comfort<br />

Author: Morgan Jones<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

LESSON PLAN<br />

Relief Printing with Styr<strong>of</strong>oam<br />

Printing Everyday Subjects like Durer and Hokusai<br />

Session Activity:<br />

Students will create relief prints, using inexpensive and readily available materials. This process<br />

will show them how prints can be made, but will also give them a better understanding <strong>of</strong> how<br />

more pr<strong>of</strong>essional prints are produced using more advanced materials. They will explore prints<br />

made by famous artists from various times. By looking at these older prints students can relate<br />

their lives to the past. <strong>Printmaking</strong> for children develops manual skill, coordination, visual<br />

projection and discipline.<br />

Level:<br />

1 st -8 th grade<br />

Time Needed:<br />

1-2 hours<br />

Materials Needed:<br />

Acrylic paint or ink<br />

Styr<strong>of</strong>oam trays (clean ones used for meat packages are ideal)<br />

Pencils or pens<br />

Cookie sheet, or similar object, to hold paint<br />

Paint rollers or paint brushes<br />

Heavy weight paper<br />

Images <strong>of</strong> prints<br />

Worksheet for evaluation<br />

Optional Material:<br />

Rolling pin<br />

Felt<br />

Objectives:<br />

1. Students will learn about historical printmakers, and the images they produced.<br />

2. Students will relate things in their lives to the things they see in the prints.<br />

3. Students will explore the process with which relief printing is made.<br />

4. Students will demonstrate their creativity.<br />

5. Students will develop an understanding <strong>of</strong> how one print may vary from another from the<br />

same plate depending on paint applied and pressure used.<br />

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LESSON PLAN<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

Relief<br />

Woodcut<br />

Bleeding<br />

Procedure:<br />

1. Teachers will show images <strong>of</strong> prints made by Durer and Hokusai, provided at the end <strong>of</strong><br />

the lesson plan.<br />

2. Teachers will provide information about these artists and their historical significance;<br />

information is provided on these artists and their significance throughout the packet.<br />

3. Students will answer a series <strong>of</strong> questions designed to get them thinking and talking<br />

about the prints they have seen.<br />

4. Students will sketch images that relate to the themes <strong>of</strong> the prints they are shown, for<br />

the Hokusai, students should be encouraged to draw a landscape they are familiar with,<br />

and for the Durer, students should be encouraged to draw another animal.<br />

5. Students will produce prints based on these sketches.<br />

6. Teachers will cut the Styr<strong>of</strong>oam trays so that there are flat surfaces with which to work.<br />

7. Students will use pencils or pens, or for older students carpenters nails, to cut out the<br />

lines in their prints, remembering that the images will appear in reverse.<br />

8. Students will use rollers or paint brushes to apply paint to their Styr<strong>of</strong>oam trays, or plates<br />

to be technical.<br />

9. Students will then lay the plates down on a table and place sheets <strong>of</strong> paper over the<br />

plates, patting gently, to prevent bleeding, to transfer the paint.<br />

10. Optional Steps: Students may place pieces <strong>of</strong> felt over their plates and gently roll over<br />

them with rolling pins. This most closely simulates the action <strong>of</strong> using a printing press.<br />

This step may also just be demonstrated by the teacher.<br />

11. Students will allow their papers or piece <strong>of</strong> felt, to dry, and may repeat the process to<br />

create an edition <strong>of</strong> prints.<br />

12. Students will then answer questions relating to the images they created in comparison to<br />

the sample images by Durer and Hokusai.<br />

Evaluation:<br />

Through hands-on creation, students will learn the process <strong>of</strong> creating relief prints, using<br />

comparable materials to those <strong>of</strong> the pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. By creating these relief prints, students will<br />

be more aware <strong>of</strong> the time it takes to produce the plates and also the multiple images that can<br />

be produced using this method. Through the production <strong>of</strong> prints, students will show a<br />

relationship between historical knowledge and imagery and their own lives.<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

LESSON PLAN<br />

Images for Lesson Plan<br />

Hokusai<br />

The Great Wave <strong>of</strong>f Kanagawa<br />

woodcut print, 1823-29<br />

Albrecht Durer<br />

Rhinoceros<br />

etching print, 1515<br />

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LESSON PLAN<br />

Worksheet prior to <strong>Printmaking</strong>:<br />

Hokusai’s The Great Wave<br />

Name everything in this print that is similar to something you have seen before?<br />

Hokusai lived in Japan, an island country surrounded by ocean. Where do you think<br />

Hokusai saw a huge wave like this? What was the weather like when he saw this?<br />

Hokusai also wanted people to look at Mt. Fuji, an important mountain in Japan. What is<br />

the reason Hokusai placed it behind the water?<br />

Hokusai made many pictures <strong>of</strong> Mt. Fuji. When you look at this print, do you think<br />

Hokusai though the ocean was more important or Mt. Fuji was more important to Japan?<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> is a peninsula, a state surrounded by ocean on three sides. Hokusai’s Great<br />

Wave shows his experience <strong>of</strong> Japanese terrain and weather. What picture <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />

would you create to show your experiences <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Terrain and weather? Do you think<br />

the land or the ocean is more important in <strong>Florida</strong>? If you were sitting in a boat <strong>of</strong>f the<br />

coast <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> and you could draw a picture, what would it include? What would you<br />

want to show about the ocean? What would you show on the land?<br />

Durer’s Rhinoceros<br />

Where have you seen this animal before? Your house, the zoo, in the wild?<br />

Albrecht Durer lived in Germany (in Europe) in the 1400’s. He was creating<br />

pictures <strong>of</strong> animals that live in Africa. Where do you think Durer saw this animal?<br />

Were there zoos 500 years ago? Where else might Durer seen a rhinoceros?<br />

Why would Durer draw this animal as opposed to another type <strong>of</strong> animal? How<br />

would you decide which animal to draw? Would you consider your own<br />

fascination with an animal’s appearance? Would you consider the rarity <strong>of</strong> an<br />

animal? That an animal is threatened with extinction? That an animal holds an<br />

important place in a local ecosystem? Something else?<br />

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LESSON PLAN<br />

Worksheet to complete after <strong>Printmaking</strong>:<br />

How is your print the same as the Durer or Hokusai print?<br />

How is your print different than the Durer or Hokusai? Why do you think there are<br />

differences?<br />

In what ways do we use prints today? In what ways were they used in the past?<br />

How has technology changed our use <strong>of</strong> prints? Where can you see prints<br />

today?<br />

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FALL 2009<br />

LESSON PLAN<br />

I’m a Little Culturist and Printmaker<br />

Session Activity:<br />

Students will create prints which characterize their own ethnic cultural traditions<br />

using as inspiration the print works, Deer Skin Bottom Bag, Knife Sheath, and<br />

Moccasin #2 by Lynne Allen. The United States is a melting pot; every American comes<br />

from a different cultural and historic background. Many families still keep some <strong>of</strong> their<br />

conventions throughout generations. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to<br />

reflect on their own cultures, and design representative prints to express the shared<br />

values and perspectives <strong>of</strong> their families.<br />

Level: 5-7 grades<br />

Time needed: two hours<br />

Objectives:<br />

1. Help students to recognize their own cultural backgrounds which play an<br />

important role in shaping people’s identity and confidence.<br />

2. Students will become aware that cultural diversity is one <strong>of</strong> the important<br />

features <strong>of</strong> their environment and will discover family histories <strong>of</strong> people around<br />

them.<br />

3. Students will create cultural symbols from their own perspectives.<br />

Materials: Newspapers, magazines, website images, collage materials, paper, glue,<br />

scissors and copy machine.<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

1. Culture: the way <strong>of</strong> life, particularly general customs and beliefs <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong><br />

people at a specific time.<br />

2. Tradition: a belief, principle or way <strong>of</strong> acting which people in a particular society<br />

or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all <strong>of</strong> these in a particular<br />

society or group.<br />

3. Sheath: a cover into which a knife or sword fits so that the blade cannot cut<br />

someone when it is not used.<br />

4. Moccasin: a shoe which the wearer's foot slides into and which is made from<br />

s<strong>of</strong>t leather with stitches around the top at the front.<br />

5. Vellum: a material used in the past for writing on or for covering a book, made<br />

from the skins <strong>of</strong> young animals, especially cows or sheep.<br />

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Procedure:<br />

1. Introduce the print works by Lynne Allen.<br />

a. Show the images <strong>of</strong> Deer Skin Bottom Bag, Knife Sheath, and Moccasin<br />

#2.<br />

Lynne Allen, Deer Skin Bottom Bag,<br />

etching on 19th-century handwritten<br />

land document on vellum, handwork,<br />

deer skin.<br />

Lynne Allen, Knife Sheath, etching on 19th-century<br />

antique handwritten land document on vellum, handwork,<br />

porcupine quills, wire, rusted bottle caps,<br />

Lynne Allen, Moccasin #2, etching on handmade paper, linen<br />

thread, handwork.<br />

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b. Demonstrate the inspiration <strong>of</strong> the three works through the artist’s<br />

statement.<br />

“All the matriarchs in my family have been members <strong>of</strong> the Standing<br />

Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota. All were sent away to<br />

government boarding schools, to realign their cultural heritage. All became<br />

outsiders in both the native and the white world. Everybody comes to their<br />

own cultural truths, and mine is that I am the product <strong>of</strong> the government’s<br />

plan to educate the Indian. I can trace my Native heritage back six<br />

generations to Ita ta Win (Wind Woman), born in the 1830’s. If you meet<br />

me you don’t believe I have native blood. This fact, how we view each<br />

other, plays a big part in my image making. Everyone always<br />

misunderstands everyone else. My work is about the difference between<br />

what is true about the unknown and what is imagined. … I combine<br />

personal experiences with fiction, and as a visual artist I incorporate the<br />

passions that drive me personally… .“<br />

—LA<br />

Because her family background mixed two distinctive civilizations, Lynne<br />

uses her artworks to discuss the ways people view one another and the<br />

misunderstanding that may cause in the process. She wants people to<br />

realize the difference between truth and imagination when looking at the<br />

culture and traditions <strong>of</strong> someone else. She therefore uses the art pieces<br />

to describe real stories from her cultural perspective.<br />

C. Discuss the idea <strong>of</strong> culture with students.<br />

What is culture? What is tradition?<br />

Do you know anything about your cultural background? Is your<br />

family Italian, Asian, African-American? Does your family celebrate<br />

that background in some way? Explain.<br />

Does your family have its own traditions? Describe a tradition <strong>of</strong><br />

your family. Do you enjoy this family tradition or not? Explain.<br />

Think about a symbol that represents your culture or your family.<br />

2. Pass the papers and materials around and have students use the<br />

newspaper and magazine pages to find images to symbolize their cultures<br />

or families.<br />

3. Students will start to collage and create their own cultural icons.<br />

4. Students will use the copy machine to print out their cultural symbols.<br />

5. Have students share and explain their cultural symbols.<br />

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Evaluation:<br />

By making their own cultural symbols and sharing them, students will learn what<br />

constitutes culture and tradition and will understand the diversified culture in the<br />

United States.<br />

Extension:<br />

Have students follow Lynne Allen’s process by using their prints (Xeroxed copies)<br />

to make three dimensional objects which also represent their families or ethnic<br />

backgrounds.<br />

Example:<br />

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FALL 2009<br />

LESSON PLAN<br />

Color, Color, Magic Power<br />

Session Activity:<br />

Students will concentrate on three printmaking artworks by two artists: Ripple Storm<br />

by Luis Cruz Azeceta; Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee Shanks. The subjects in<br />

these prints all describe the extremely powerful threat <strong>of</strong> nature, one that could bring<br />

serious disaster. However, there are differences between the two artists’ color options<br />

as well as their approaches to presenting their perspectives. Therefore, in this session<br />

students will discover the mysterious force <strong>of</strong> color and learn a basic message about the<br />

way every color expresses special emotion and evokes a distinct atmosphere.<br />

Level: Grades 3– 6<br />

Time needed: one and half hours.<br />

Objectives:<br />

1. Students will observe the opposing descriptions <strong>of</strong> disaster presented by the<br />

two artists.<br />

2. Students will learn that color is a capital component in the construction <strong>of</strong> an<br />

artwork.<br />

3. Students will compare and contrast different artworks by color.<br />

4. Students will study the basic definition and potential expression <strong>of</strong> each color.<br />

5. Students will use their own words to describe and interpret the three artworks.<br />

Materials:<br />

Image <strong>of</strong> Ripple Storm by Luis Cruz Azeceta, Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee<br />

Shanks.<br />

Markers/ Pencils/Pens/Worksheets<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

Ripple/ Swirl<br />

Fertility /Nobility<br />

Procedure:<br />

1. The teacher will show the images <strong>of</strong> three printmaking works, Ripple Storm by<br />

Luis Cruz Azeceta and Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee Shanks. The<br />

students will be given information about the artists and the artworks.<br />

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a. Luis Cruz Azeceta is a full-time artist who owns a studio in New Orleans.<br />

Hurricanes have repeatedly threatened his city. Luis gives the following art<br />

statement for Ripple Storm:<br />

“In New Orleans, where I now live, water … caused displacement post-<br />

Katrina. [The] etching, … relate[s] to that experience.”<br />

—LCA<br />

b. Bradlee Shanks is now an associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the University <strong>of</strong> South<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> in Tampa. His art statement follows:<br />

“My pictures are meant to serve as a trigger, a point <strong>of</strong> departure for knowing<br />

something I otherwise would not know. … Currently I am creating screen<br />

prints using the landscape <strong>of</strong> a remote <strong>Florida</strong> island as my muse.”<br />

—BS<br />

Bradlee uses his works as a door to the unknown world. He uses his<br />

artwork as an exploration <strong>of</strong> ideas and sees the process as an adventure <strong>of</strong><br />

discovery.<br />

2. The teacher will use the worksheet to discuss several questions about the prints.<br />

a. The students will give written answers to worksheet #1. A class discussion<br />

will follow.<br />

b. The teacher begins the discussion.<br />

Ask the students, “What is the distinction among these three print works?<br />

What elements make each look so different?<br />

c. Do you think color choice decides the atmosphere <strong>of</strong> the artworks?<br />

d. Which print better matches your idea <strong>of</strong> disaster? If you were the artist,<br />

which colors would you use to depict the same topic?”<br />

3. The teacher will give some basic meanings associated with color to the<br />

students. Use worksheet #2, Color Matters to start a simple activity with color.<br />

Use the worksheet to find out possible messages associated with each color.<br />

Next give the students the information about the artist and their artworks as well<br />

as information about color in the second section, the Color with Magic Words<br />

section. Stress that color may mean different emotions and messages to different<br />

people.<br />

Evaluation:<br />

1. Did the student understand and participate in the activities?<br />

2. Did the student discover differences, including color differences,<br />

among the three prints?<br />

3. Did the student learn the possible meaning <strong>of</strong> each color?<br />

4. Did the student express his/ her own ideas through the process?<br />

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Worksheet 1<br />

•How do you feel about this print?<br />

Use one word to describe your<br />

feeling? (Harmonious, cheerful,<br />

frightened, powerful, unpredictable)<br />

_____________<br />

•Did you know it was about a<br />

disaster when you saw it? (Circle<br />

your answer)<br />

no<br />

Yes No Yes and<br />

Luis Cruz Azaceta, Ripple Storm, monot<br />

hi<br />

•Is there any clue in this work which<br />

gives you the idea <strong>of</strong> misfortune?<br />

(Color, shape, line, composition,<br />

subject)<br />

Bradlee Shanks, Big House,<br />

print<br />

•How do you feel about<br />

these two prints? Circle<br />

one or more words.<br />

(Dreadful, changeful,<br />

dynamic, natural)<br />

_____________<br />

•Compare these to the first<br />

print. What are the<br />

differences you see?<br />

_____________<br />

•Do you feel these two<br />

prints more explicitly<br />

convey a disaster<br />

atmosphere? (Circle your<br />

answer and explain)?<br />

Yes No Yes and no<br />

Bradlee Shanks, Swirl House,<br />

print<br />

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LESSON PLAN<br />

WORKSHEET 2<br />

Color Matters Each color has a different magic word. Match the<br />

colors in Column #1 to the words in Column #2. You can match a color to<br />

more than one word.<br />

Column #1 Column # 2<br />

Red<br />

Organge<br />

Yellow<br />

Green<br />

Gray<br />

Purple<br />

Blue<br />

White<br />

Black<br />

Trust<br />

Storm<br />

Passion<br />

Power<br />

Joy<br />

Light<br />

Energy<br />

Wisdom<br />

Safety<br />

Color with Magic words: The following color messages refer<br />

to western definitions.The same color may mean something different to a<br />

different culture and people. For example in Asian culture white <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

symbolizes death while in western socity it symbolizes purity and<br />

innocence. The teacher may provide further information about color<br />

meanings within other cultures. Also, colors may symbolize different<br />

meanings to different people.<br />

Red: Color <strong>of</strong> fire and blood. Red <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes war, power, danger,<br />

passion, and love.<br />

Orange: Orange combines yellow and red. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes joy,<br />

sunshine, and enthusiasm.<br />

Yellow: Color <strong>of</strong> sunshine. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes joy, happiness, intellect,<br />

and energy.<br />

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Green: Color <strong>of</strong> nature. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness,<br />

and fertility.<br />

Grey: Grey combines opposite colors and can be a natural and balanced<br />

color.It can also symbolize a dark or depressed mood. Usually grey<br />

is a color seen in storm clouds and some metals.<br />

Purple: Color which combines blue and red. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes power,<br />

nobility, luxury and ambition.<br />

Blue: Color <strong>of</strong> sky and sea. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes trust, wisdom, loyalty,<br />

intelligence, and faith.<br />

White: Color <strong>of</strong> pefection. It <strong>of</strong>ten symbolizes light, goodness, innocence<br />

and purity.<br />

Black: Often the color <strong>of</strong> mystery, power, elegence, formality, and death.<br />

Discussion Questions:<br />

1. Do you think color choices decide the atmosphere <strong>of</strong> the artworks<br />

discussed in worksheet #1? Describe the colors you see.<br />

2. Can you determine what different colors mean to each <strong>of</strong> the<br />

artists?<br />

3. If you were the artist, which colors would you use to depict the<br />

same topic?<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Lesson plan<br />

Roger Shimomura and<br />

the battle against<br />

racial discrimination<br />

Roger Shimomura, Kabuki Party, colored screen print, 1988<br />

Session Activity: Compare and contrast ethnicities as demonstrated in Shimomura’s<br />

prints. Questions about the messages Shimomura presents in his works will be provided<br />

as well as images <strong>of</strong> Shimomura’s prints.<br />

Grade Level: High School<br />

Time Needed: About an hour<br />

Objectives:<br />

1. To have students recognize important underlying concepts apparent in many <strong>of</strong><br />

Roger Shimomura’s artworks, particularly messages about discrimination.<br />

2. To have students appreciate their own ethnic backgrounds.<br />

Materials:<br />

Markers, colored pencils, pencils, and crayons<br />

Construction paper<br />

Collage Materials<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

1. Discrimination- Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather<br />

than individual merit; partiality or prejudice<br />

2. Tolerance- The capacity for or the practice <strong>of</strong> recognizing and respecting the<br />

beliefs or practices <strong>of</strong> others<br />

Activity Procedures:<br />

1. Students will view a selection <strong>of</strong> Shimomura’s works: Kabuki Party; Fox and<br />

Banzai; Classmates; West Seattle Shotgun.<br />

2. Describe the racial discrimination Shimomura presents in his works and who is<br />

being discriminated against.<br />

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3. Students should pay close attention to the art elements in Shimomura’s workscolor,<br />

line, shape, texture, and value (lights and darks). What seems to be the<br />

most prominent element in his works?<br />

4. A. What is the purpose <strong>of</strong> Shimomura’s presentation <strong>of</strong> Asian subjects?<br />

B. What is the controversy he hopes viewers will explore and discuss?<br />

C. What emotions does Shimomura make you think <strong>of</strong> through his use <strong>of</strong><br />

materials, elements, and principles?<br />

D. Describe the social/cultural context from which his work came.<br />

5. Each student will receive collage materials in order to put together a piece <strong>of</strong><br />

work <strong>of</strong> his/her own that compares and contrasts his/her personal culture and<br />

background with another’s heritage and background. In order to choose a<br />

different culture to compare and contrast, each student will choose a partner and<br />

discuss the different backgrounds.<br />

6. After completing the assignment each student will be encouraged to present<br />

his/her art work to the class.<br />

7. Encourage a class discussion to promote acceptance <strong>of</strong> all cultural backgrounds.<br />

Evaluation: Did the student…<br />

1. Understand the meaning behind Shimomura’s prints?<br />

2. Create an art piece that compares two different cultures?<br />

3. Understand the meaning <strong>of</strong> tolerance <strong>of</strong> other people’s backgrounds?<br />

Background information:<br />

Roger Shimomura, Fox and<br />

Banzai, acrylic on canvas,<br />

2003<br />

Roger Shimomura was born in Seattle's Central<br />

District on 6/26/1939. He spent the first few years <strong>of</strong> his life<br />

interned with his family at the Puyallup State Fairgrounds<br />

while camps were being built by the U.S. These internment<br />

camps were designed by President Roosevelt during World<br />

War II to isolate Japanese Americans from other Americans<br />

due to the war with Japan. The<br />

purpose was to protect Americans<br />

from any harm within the U.S.<br />

borders. The practice <strong>of</strong> separating<br />

Japanese Americans was<br />

subsequently criticized and condemned. Soon he and his family<br />

transferred to Camp Minidoka in southern Idaho.<br />

Roger Shimomura, West<br />

Seattle Shotgun, acrylic on<br />

canvas, 2003<br />

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Lesson plan<br />

After the war ended, Shimomura’s family was permitted to return to Seattle,<br />

where he developed his interest in art. He served two years as an artillery <strong>of</strong>ficer in<br />

Korea, then moved to New York where he worked as a graphic designer. In 1969, he<br />

received an M.F.A. in painting from Syracuse University. Shimomura's bold, illustrationlike<br />

artwork deals with Asian stereotypes and prejudices, and <strong>of</strong>ten references his family<br />

history. Shimomura wrote 35 performance pieces, and his paintings are in the<br />

permanent collections <strong>of</strong> the National <strong>Museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> American Art, Nelson-Atkins <strong>Museum</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Art, and Micros<strong>of</strong>t.<br />

Roger Shimomura, Classmate (Number 1), acrylic on canvas, 2003<br />

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HELPFUL INFORMATION<br />

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Fall 2009<br />

Glossary<br />

Artist’s Pro<strong>of</strong><br />

Baren<br />

Bath<br />

Bleeding<br />

Burin<br />

Calligraphy<br />

Collagraph<br />

Counterpro<strong>of</strong><br />

Drypoint<br />

Edition<br />

Etching<br />

Impression<br />

Intaglio<br />

Installation Art<br />

One <strong>of</strong> a small set <strong>of</strong> prints set aside from the edition for the artist’s use.<br />

Also known as an épreuve d’artiste.<br />

Japanese tool used for applying pressure in the printing <strong>of</strong> woodcuts. It is<br />

made <strong>of</strong> a flat spiral piece <strong>of</strong> wood or bamboo about 5 inches in diameter<br />

and a backing disk.<br />

The mixture <strong>of</strong> acid and water in which intaglio plates are etched.<br />

Ink seepage or oozing around a printed Image, caused by excessive use <strong>of</strong><br />

ink, pressure or oil.<br />

A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving metal<br />

plates or carving stone. Also called graver.<br />

A refined type <strong>of</strong> handwriting characterized by elegant, curved script. In<br />

Japanese culture, calligraphy is a traditional method <strong>of</strong> writing, <strong>of</strong>ten done<br />

with a brush and ink.<br />

The Collagraph print is best described as a collage printmaking technique,<br />

where the image is composed from a variety <strong>of</strong> textured materials glued to<br />

a substrate and printed either in an intaglio or relief fashion.<br />

Printed image identical to the image on the block or plate and made by<br />

taking an impression <strong>of</strong> a wet pro<strong>of</strong>.<br />

The graphic process in which lines are scratched into the metal plates with<br />

a sharp tool, rather than with acid.<br />

In printmaking, all the copies <strong>of</strong> a print published at the same time or as<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the same publishing event. An edition can include several different<br />

versions or several exact copies <strong>of</strong> one image, and can be as small as two<br />

prints or as large as hundreds <strong>of</strong> prints.<br />

The graphic printmaking process which uses acids to create incised areas<br />

on a metal plate.<br />

The image printed from a stone, plate, woodblock, or any other matrix.<br />

Printing from the grooves or crevices engraved, scraped or etched into the<br />

plate.<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> three-dimensional materials to create a work <strong>of</strong> art that<br />

surrounds the viewer and creates its own environment in a gallery,<br />

museum, or other public space.<br />

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Glossary<br />

Key Plate<br />

Kimono and obi<br />

Lithography<br />

<strong>Matrix</strong><br />

Monoprint<br />

Plate Mark<br />

Pro<strong>of</strong><br />

Rainbow Roll<br />

Relief<br />

Rubbing<br />

Serigraph<br />

Stipple Print<br />

Washout<br />

Woodcut<br />

Zincography<br />

The plate or block used to serve as a guide to register, or to line up, other<br />

plates or blocks when printing each color layer <strong>of</strong> a color print.<br />

In Japanese culture, the kimono is a long-sleeved, ankle-length robe worn<br />

by Japanese women and tied with a belt over an obi sash. The kimono has<br />

a tradition dating back more than 1,000 years and is usually decorated with<br />

motifs such as flowers and birds.<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> printing from drawings made with special crayons on stone<br />

or on metal sheets, using the water-repellent properties <strong>of</strong> the crayons and<br />

the greasy inks as a basic principle.<br />

In printmaking, the physical object upon which a design has been formed<br />

and which is then used to create a print, such as a zinc plate or limestone<br />

block.<br />

A method <strong>of</strong> printmaking which produces a work that cannot be exactly<br />

reproduced. Monoprinting can sometimes produce similar images, but can<br />

never produce multiples, or exact copies. Because <strong>of</strong> this inability to directly<br />

copy an image, monoprinting is <strong>of</strong>ten called the most “painterly” printmaking<br />

technique.<br />

The impression left in the paper by the pressure <strong>of</strong> the plate edges.<br />

A preliminary impression pulled for examination <strong>of</strong> various stages until final<br />

state is reached.<br />

Specialized technique in which a plate or stone is inked with strips <strong>of</strong><br />

several different colors at once. They are blended at the edges to produce<br />

a rainbow like effect.<br />

The raised surface which is the source <strong>of</strong> the image in relief process.<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> pulling a print from a bas-relief sculpture. The paper is<br />

placed against the clear sculpted surface and its back is rubbed with a flatedged<br />

crayon or pencil. The image appears un-reversed on the paper.<br />

The graphic process involving a stencil. The silkscreen process is referred<br />

to as serigraphic printing.<br />

To create a half-tone effect by engraving and etching little dots into the<br />

plate.<br />

In lithography, the process <strong>of</strong> removing the greasy drawing material from<br />

the completed image on stone or plate.<br />

Relief printing, the areas to appear in ink on the paper prints are those<br />

which are left in relief on the surface, in contrast to the cut-away areas.<br />

19 th -century term for lithography on zinc plates.<br />

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FALL 2009<br />

IMAGE LIST:<br />

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT<br />

Lynne Allen, Moccasin<br />

#2, 2000. Etching on<br />

handmade paper, linen<br />

thread, and handwork,<br />

approx. 4 x 8 x 3”, in the<br />

collection <strong>of</strong> the Victoria<br />

& Albert <strong>Museum</strong>,<br />

London.<br />

Mark Hosford, The<br />

Hidden Pieces from<br />

Silhouette Series, 2008.<br />

Screenprint.<br />

Denise Bookwalter,<br />

Luftschiff, 2008. Print.<br />

Kabuya Bowens, The<br />

Blackburn Suite:<br />

Blackburn Wing Figures,<br />

2007. Relief collagraph<br />

and mixed media, 7’ x<br />

31”.<br />

Roger Shimomura,<br />

Mistaken Identities:<br />

For Tokio Ueyama,<br />

2005. Color lithograph,<br />

10.5 x 9”.<br />

.<br />

Tanja S<strong>of</strong>tic,<br />

Navigable Space,<br />

2005. Etching,<br />

mezzotint,<br />

drypoint, 15 x<br />

48”.<br />

Tim Dooley, Mixed<br />

Product, 2005. Mixed<br />

media installation,<br />

variable dimensions.<br />

Cynthia Lollis,<br />

collaboration<br />

with Daniela<br />

Deeg, Viel Cloük,<br />

2007. Silkscreen<br />

artists’ book.<br />

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IMAGE LIST:<br />

HISTORICAL PRINTS<br />

Albrecht Dürer,<br />

Rhinoceros, 1515.<br />

Etching, approx. 8 ¼<br />

x 11 5/8”.<br />

Henri de Toulouse‐<br />

Lautrec, May Milton,<br />

1895. Color lithograph,<br />

31.3 x 24.1”.<br />

Hokusai, Great<br />

Wave <strong>of</strong>f<br />

Kanagawa, 1830‐<br />

32. Woodblock<br />

print, approx. 10<br />

1/8 x 14 15/16”.<br />

Mary Cassatt,<br />

The Bath, 1891.<br />

Drypoint and<br />

aquatint, 12 5/8<br />

x 9 13/16”.<br />

Francisco Goya, The<br />

Sleep <strong>of</strong> Reason<br />

Produces Monsters,<br />

plate 43 from Los<br />

Caprichos, 1797‐98.<br />

Aquatint and etching,<br />

7 1/16 x 4 ¾”.<br />

Yoshida Hiroshi,<br />

Night Scene After the<br />

Rain, 1925.<br />

Woodblock print, 16<br />

x 10 ¾”.<br />

Andy Warhol,<br />

Turquoise<br />

Marilyn, 1962.<br />

Silkscreen, 82 x<br />

57”.<br />

Rembrandt,<br />

Landscape, 1640.<br />

Etching, 8 3/8 in. x<br />

11”.<br />

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