Founded in 1960, Tamarind Institute has had a major influence on art-making in the late twentieth century. This book documents many of the extraordinary prints that have been made at Tamarind and the artists and printers who have worked there over the last four decades. The author offers his view of lithography in America from the perspective of his half-century of involvement with it, and David Acton examines one of Tamarind's most significant contributions, Abstract Expressionist prints. Pat Gilmour writes on the art of collaboration and Susan Tallman on where Tamarind fits into the history...
Founded in 1960, Tamarind Institute has had a major influence on art-making in the late twentieth century. This book documents many of the extraordina...
The University of New Mexico's Tamarind Institute is a world-renowned center for fine art lithography dedicated to training master printers and providing a professional studio for artists. In "Migrations," Tamarind director Marjorie Devon has compiled the work of six Native American artists, each of whom collaborated with professional printers at Tamarind and at Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton, Oregon, to create prints. These artists were selected because they engage in contemporary art rather than what is traditionally considered "Native American art." Artists Steven Deo...
The University of New Mexico's Tamarind Institute is a world-renowned center for fine art lithography dedicated to training master printers and provid...
When the Tamarind Institute of Lithography was founded in 1960, there was little interest in hand-crafted printmaking or lithography at all in this country. Fifty years and hundreds of prints later, it is difficult to imagine what lithography in the United States would be without the influence of the now world-renowned Tamarind Institute. Showcasing the broad aesthetic capabilities of lithography, Tamarind Touchstones demonstrates the diversity of the artists who have embraced lithography and their increased facility and comfort with the medium.
When the Tamarind Institute of Lithography was founded in 1960, there was little interest in hand-crafted printmaking or lithography at all in this co...
When the Tamarind Institute of Lithography was founded in 1960, there was little interest in hand-crafted printmaking or lithography at all in this country. Fifty years and hundreds of prints later, it is difficult to imagine what lithography in the United States would be without the influence of the now world-renowned Tamarind Institute. Showcasing the broad aesthetic capabilities of lithography, Tamarind Touchstones demonstrates the diversity of the artists who have embraced lithography and their increased facility and comfort with the medium.
When the Tamarind Institute of Lithography was founded in 1960, there was little interest in hand-crafted printmaking or lithography at all in this co...