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Subtitle: the rise of printmaking in southern California / edited by Leah Lehmbeck
Contributors: Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, Calif.)
Publisher: Getty Publications; In association with the Norton Simon Museum; Produced by Marquand Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]; [Pasadena, Calif.]; Seattle [Wash.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781606060933
Subjects: American Prints; Prints; Exhibitions; Art and society; Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, Calif.); History
Other titles: Rise of printmaking in southern California
Description: "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."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, Calif., Oct. 1, 2011-Apr. 2, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of printmaking in southern California : an introduction / Leah Lehmbeck; title: Printmaking communities in southern California, 1900-1960 / David Acton; title: Print University : Tamarind and its influence on contemporary printmaking pedagogy / Jennifer Anderson; title: What's LA got to do with it? : artists as printmakers in Los Angeles, 1960-1980 / Karin Breuer; title: Reviving the grand tradition : intaglio printmaking in Los Angeles, 1960 to now / Cynthia Burlingham; title: Handfuls of creative people : printmaking and the foundations of Los Angeles art in the 1960s / Damon Willick; title: Chronology / Tom Norris; title: Works in the exhibition; title: Glossary.