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The Print Center Publication: Jerome Kaplan Prints
ByadminRetrospective exhibition of prints by Philadelphia artist Jerome Kaplan with accompanying catalog. [note]George Bunker and Ruth Fine, Jerome Kaplan Prints (Philadelphia: The Print Club, 1973)[/note] Jerome Kaplan Prints, 1973 Texts by George Bunker and Ruth Fine Softcover, 10″ x 7″, 32 pages See Timeline entry for 1994 Jerome Kaplan Graphic Works for more information and images. …
Color Motion: Edna Andrade Prints
ByadminThe exhibition and publication were made possible by special project support from the Estate of Edna Wright Andrade. Exhibition September 14 – November 17, 2012 Noted Philadelphia artist Edna Andrade (1917-2008) is best known for her hard-edged Op Art abstractions. This retrospective exhibition was the first dedicated to her printed works and brought together over…
Elizabeth Spungen: Our Tenth Director
ByadminAppointed in 2006, Elizabeth (Liz) Spungen’s tenure at The Print Center has been marked by programmatic and administrative accomplishments. She has developed numerous major individual and institutional gifts, among them the largest gift ever received by The Print Center naming the Jensen Bryan Curatorial Chair, as well as awards from The Andy Warhol Foundation for…
A Permanent Home
ByadminSince 1918, The Print Center has been located at 1614 Latimer Street, in an old carriage house in Philadelphia’s historic Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. The organization purchased the building in 1927 and has made many renovations over the years, including enclosing a section of the garden in the 1960’s. Illustrations from A History of the Philadelphia…
Anne Schuster Hunter: Our Sixth Director
ByadminAnne Schuster Hunter directed The Print Center from 1987 to 1989. During her tenure she focused on returning The Print Center to its historical position as an organization encouraging printmaking and photography in all forms as exciting, adventurous, contemporary media. She and Hester Stinnett co-directed The Print Club Residency Series, inviting prominent artists to collaborate with Philadelphia…
Margo Devereux (later Dolan): Our Fourth Director
ByadminDolan was the Director from 1973 – 1978. In addition to mounting an impressive exhibition schedule, she focused efforts on strengthening membership, particularly by encouraging non-artists to join and by cultivating interactions between artists and collectors. Exhibitions were as frequent as twice a month, accompanied by at least two related events every month, one for…
