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New Additions to the AP/RC: Carlos Hernandez Posters

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Posters, often colorful advertisements for products and events, grew in scale and impact in the second half of the 19th century following Jules Cheret’s lithographs produced for the bustling streets of Paris. According to an 1869 interview with English critic … Continue reading

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New AP/RC Artist: Ricardo V. Ruiz

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Ricardo Ruiz, from Corpus Christi, Texas, recently joined the AP/RC. His linoleum and wood relief portraits, usually printed from several matrices, mix vibrant colors and patterns. Layer upon layer of ink weighs on the mulberry paper, adding to these tactile … Continue reading

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New AP/RC Artist: Luther Smith

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  Luther Smith joined the AP/RC signaling our growing commitment to including photography. See his page in alphabetic listing above for AP/RC Artists. We have featured a selection of his work from the North Texas High School Rodeo series.  

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Joan Myers: Whispered Silences

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In 1981 Joan Myers caught a glimpse of some of the architectural remains of Manzanar, a Japanese detention camp in the Mojave desert, while traveling by car through California. She returned home to New Mexico, read and studied about the … Continue reading

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