Robert Indiana (United States, born 1928), Mother of Exiles, 1986, hard-ground etching, aquatint, Arches cover paper, 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches, Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Gift of Vinalhaven Press and Patricia Nick, 2000.59

Printed at Vinalhaven Press, Vinalhaven, ME
Printers: Anthony Kirk, Orlando Condeso, Susan Volka

Press Kit: Contemporary Collaborations: Artist and Master Printer

May 24 through August 10, 2008

Guest-curated by print collector Bruce Brown, this exhibition features 35 prints by 30 contemporary artists with Maine connections who have created significant prints in concert with technical specialists at professional fine art print presses. Artists in this exhibition have created prints at legendary workshops such as Tyler Graphics, Gemini G.E.L., and the Tamarind Institute as well as at smaller presses from Vinalhaven, Maine to New York and beyond. Prints by artists in the Museum's permanent collection include Lesley Dill, David Driskell, Yvonne Jacquette, and Tim Rollins. Additionally, there are numerous works on loan from collectors, presses, and the artists themselves, including Jonathan Borofsky, Richard Estes, Anna Hepler, Adriane Herman, and John Walker.

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