Playing with States—A Conversation with Local Printmakers

Описание: Using the exhibition "States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte" as a starting point, curator Elizabeth Rudy and conservator Christina Taylor will lead a dynamic conversation about printmaking with a group of Boston-area printmakers.

In conversation, contemporary printmakers discuss the role of revision, correction, and adjustment in the printmaking process. Each artist will present an example of how they’ve reworked one of their projects, and the group will explore how editing and change play a fundamental role in the creation of fine prints.

Printmakers:
Cicely Carew, https://www.cicelycarew.com/
Susan Denniston, https://www.susandennistonartist.com/
Catherine Kernan, https://www.catherinekernan.com/
Debra Olin, http://www.debraolin.com/
Rebecca Leopoldina Torres,   / leopoldinastudio  
Christopher Wallace, https://www.southpaw-press.com/

Spanning four centuries, the works in "States of Play" unveil the layers of creative revision behind finished prints. Central to this process is the concept of a “print state,” which traditionally refers to a version of a print that precedes the final product. By decoding creative choices that the artist pursued or abandoned in each successive step, the exhibition helps uncover the full breadth of experimentation and demystifies printmaking terminology and techniques.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
Explore more about "States of Play" in the interactive digital catalogue and tool: https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/st...
Exhibition—”States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte”: https://harvardartmuseums.org/stateso....
Watch Art Talk: In Living Color—Memory, Movement, and Home in Louis Delsarte’s ‘Unity’: https://vimeo.com/588393024


Moderated by:
Elizabeth Rudy, Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums;
Christina Taylor, Assistant Paper Conservator, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard Art Museums.

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Support for this program is provided by the M. Victor Leventritt Fund, which was established through the generosity of the wife, children, and friends of the late M. Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935. The purpose of the fund is to present outstanding scholars of the history and theory of art to the Harvard and Greater Boston communities.

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Works from the collection: © Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, © Jasper Johns / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, © The Munch Museum / The Munch-Ellingsen Group / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, © Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, © Estate of Louis Delsarte.

Works by printmakers: © Cicely Carew, © Susan Denniston, © Catherine Kernan, © R. Leopoldina Torres, © Debra Olin, © Christopher Wallace.

Video Thunmbail Image: In Gallery Photograph of "States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte" Exhibition, Photo by R. Leopoldina Torres, © President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Video: Recorded December 8, 2021. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at [email protected].