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The Print Center Edition: Romas Viesulas
ByadminRomas Viesulas, Since Then, 1966, Lithograph, 22.5 x 31.75 inches, Edition of 40
Crossing Over/Changing Places
ByadminCrossing Over/Changing Places was a seven year project of commissions and exhibitions of prints produced by the Lower East Side Print Shop, Pyramid Atlantic, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper (now known as the Brodsky Center), C. R. Ettinger Studio and The Print Center. The exhibition traveled throughout the US and Europe from 1992 – 1995.
The Print Center Edition: Samuel Maitin
ByadminSam Maitin (1928 – 2004) is one of the artists most closely associated with The Print Center. He was a celebrated printmaker whose work was included in at least 45 shows during his lifetime. Maitin took part in Stanley William Hayter’s monthly workshops at The Print Center in the 1940s and taught for Prints in…
Christine Filippone: Our Eighth Director
ByadminChristine Filippone led The Print Center from 1998 until 2003 during a new cultural era; one in which fundraising and marketing became essential for the well being of a nonprofit. Until Filippone’s arrival, The Print Center was run by a full-time staff of two. Times were changing. Filippone increased the staff to four full-time employees including…
Tea at The Print Center
ByadminThe Print Center was founded as a club, much like its sister organizations The Philadelphia Sketch Club and The Plastic Club. In addition to offering exhibitions, the organization served a social function and was well-known for its afternoon teas, served on silver service, which followed the Philadelphia Orchestra Friday matinee performances. These afternoons included students…
Prints in Progress
ByadminIn 1960 Prints in Progress, a program to bring together practicing artists and children through printmaking, was launched by Board member Walther “Billy” Wolf. Prints in Progress was always taught by artists, and began with a portable press that visited area schools. Directed by Marion “Kippy” Boulton Stroud and funded by a prestigious grant from the…
