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Exhibition Introduction

Note to the ReaderAcknowledgments

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IntroductionJulie MehretuWayne ThiebaudJockum NordströmTomma AbtsNathan OliveiraChris Ofili

IntroductionPat SteirLaura OwensWayne ThiebaudAmy Sillman

# Amy Sillman

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*Ohad + Nomi*2006brush and inksheet: 20 x 15 (50.8 x 38.1)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Artist, 2013Courtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*Memory 2, O + N*2006brush and inksheet: 30 1/4 x 22 7/8 (76.8 x 58.1)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Artist, 2013Courtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*O & N* (study after memory drawing)2006brush and inksheet: 29 1/2 x 22 (74.9 x 55.9)Collection of the ArtistCourtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*O & N*2007brush and inksheet: 22 x 29 1/4 (55.9 x 74.3)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Artist, 2013Courtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*O / N* (working proof)2007sugarlift aquatint with graphite additionsplate: 19 3/4 x 25 7/8 (50.2 x 65.7)sheet: 27 1/4 x 33 (69.2 x 83.8)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Artist, 2013Courtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*O & N* (working proof)2007color sugarlift aquatint, spitbite aquatint, and softgroundetching with gouache additionsplate: 26 × 20 (66 × 50.8)sheet: 33 7⁄8 × 28 1⁄4 (86 × 71.8)Crown Point PressCourtesy of the artist

Amy Sillman, O & N, 2006–2007
*O & N*2007color sugarlift aquatint, spitbite aquatint, and softgroundetchingplate: 26 × 20 (66 × 50.8)sheet: 35 × 28 (88.9 × 71.1)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Kathan Brown,2011Courtesy of the artist

The title *O & N*refers to the couple Ohad Meromi, a sculptor, and Naomi Frye, a writer and editor; both are friends of the artist. Using brush and ink, Sillman drew them from life and then from memory, eventually shifting to printmaking. The figures become progressively more distilled and abstract, ending up as a barely recognizable echo of the couple’s initial likeness. The artist encountered many “intermediary struggles,” some yielding images “so ugly, it’s cool.” Sillman considers a number of proofs that include her hand-painted additions independent works of art; she has exhibited them as such.

Banner image: Detail, Pat Steir, *Kweilin Dreaming* 88, 1998, color woodcut with hand-painting and pen-and-ink drawing on silk mounted to paper, Crown Point Press, © Pat Steir

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"Yes, No, Maybe: The Art of Making Decisions," lecture by exhibition curators Judith Brodie and Adam Greenhalgh (audio)Julie Mehretu, artist, in conversation with curator Judith Brodie, Diamonstein-Spielvogel lecture (audio)"An Insider's Perspective," lecture by Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press (audio)

Exhibition tour by curators Judith Brodie and Adam Greenhalgh (audio)

Amy Sillman in the collection of the National Gallery of Art

Crown Point Press prints in the collection of the National Gallery of Art

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