Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California / Edited by Leah Lehmbeck (Getty Publications –) - Hardcover

Lehmbeck, .

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606060937 ISBN 13: 9781606060933

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2011

Synopsis

This is a lavishly illustrated exploration of the rise of printmaking in Southern California and its legacy on post-war American art. The first goal of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, founded in Los Angeles in 1960, was to "create a pool of master artisan-printers in the United States" to revive the medium of fine-art lithography. With essays by both established print scholars and new voices, this lavishly illustrated volume introduces the printmaking pioneers who nurtured an environment suitable for the founding of the country's most significant print shop. By tracing the local printmaking communities, the academic establishment, as well as the significant influence of workshops like Gemini G.E.L. and Cirrus Editions, the catalogue addresses the spectacular spread of printmaking from its modern beginnings in Southern California within the larger narrative of post-war American art.

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About the Author

Leah Lehmbeck is associate curator at the Norton Simon Museum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606060937
• ISBN 13: 9781606060933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256