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New Additions to the AP/RC: Craig Mindell

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As we shuffled through internet sites last summer we came across a reference to an exhibition in May at 02 Gallery in Austin of Craig Mindell’s woodcuts. Struck by an energy of vertical and horizontal marks of color that raced … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Mary Hood

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The year 2013 exceeded expectations in terms of the number of new artists (7) that have joined the Artist Printmaker Research Collection and the number of works of art (over 1400) added to the collection. Mary Hood, one of the … Continue reading

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Random Print of the Week #4376

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  Hunting Memories, the random print this week, is by Brian Paulsen, a member of the AP/RC. Paulsen’s image started as a drawing based on photographic sources. He then painted the image in watercolor, photographed the watercolor, printed it in … Continue reading

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Sketchbooks as Art Objects

Recently we posted pages from two of Robert Dale Anderson’s sketchbooks. The images include faint pencil drawings, sketches for compositions, notes, and beautifully rendered ink drawings. In the Miscellany of our blog, the pages of Anderson’s sketchbooks are presented in … Continue reading

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About Eldon (EC) Cunningham’s work in the AP/RC

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An article by Michael Glenn about EC Cunningham and the AP/RC has been published on pages 5-6 in the fall issue of the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) newsletter, Graphic Impressions. (C) SGCI

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Sandra C. Fernandez

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Sandra Fernandez’  print stands as witness to the persistent human exchanges that characterize the border between Mexico and the United States. On a background from a United States Geological Survey map of the El Paso Port of Entry (with Ciudad … Continue reading

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Random Print of the Week #3939

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This week’s random print is a small piece of newsprint with color tests and numbers. By itself it says very little. But this paper swatch is just one of the more than 20 that Thomas Seawell used to make two of … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Bess Bigham Hubbard’s Brayer

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Bess Bigham Hubbard (1896-1977) is not particularly well known outside of West Texas even though her artistic career embraced the United States and Europe. Judging from her work and initiative she was an artist who had the “dis-ease”: an unquenchable … Continue reading

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Random Print of the Week #2976

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Frances Myers’ print, The Rescue, came to the Museum’s collection by way of the 11th annual ColorPrint USA exhibition that ran from late 1985 and early 1986. Myers, a recently retired University of Wisconsin professor and chair of printmaking and … Continue reading

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New Additions to the AP/RC: Eric Avery

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Eric Avery, MD, embraces humanity and printmaking with an enthusiasm that summons admiration, relief and a tinge of guilt. The vitality of the marks he excavates from his sheets of warmed linoleum scream for justice and embrace the marginalized. He … Continue reading

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