Printing Color: Chiaroscuro to Screenprint
Loretta Bennett (b. 1960), Forever (for Old Lady Sally), 2006, 2006. Color softground and spitbite aquatint etching, 20 x 35 7/8 in. (50.8 x 91.1 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, gift of Paulson Bott Press, 2015.42.44. © Loretta Pettway Bennett and Estate of Luella Pettway / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Color has challenged and fascinated printmakers since the Renaissance. This exhibition explores technological and artistic revolutions in color printmaking from the 16th century through today. From innovative 18th-century etchings to avant-garde 19th-century lithographs to experimental works by contemporary artists Kiki Smith and Alicia McCarthy, the exhibition highlights printmaking across time and technique. These vibrant works on paper reveal the enduring pull of color in print.
Exhibition preview
Stories
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Color Printing 101: From Woodcut to Screenprint
What are the different ways to make a color print?
By Natalia Lauricella, curator of prints and drawings
Featured collection artworks
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Confetti, 1894
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -
Luke 2.14,51, ca. 1964
Corita Kent -
Desert Plant (TAM.1460), 1965
Ruth Asawa -
Forever (for Old Lady Sally), 2006, 2006
Loretta Bennett -
Electric Chair, 1971
Andy Warhol -
Pressed Iron Blossom #2, 2005
Willie Cole
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