This catalogue presents an overview of American printmaking in the first half of the twentieth century, beginning in 1905 with John Sloan’s etchings of everyday urban experience, dubbed the Ashcan School, and concluding with Jackson Pollock and abstract expressionist prints. About 140 powerful prints by approximately 75 artists will be featured. A substantial introduction sets the prints in context, showing how this dynamic tradition arose and how it relates to other media such as magazine illustration, photography, cinema and poster design. Biographies of all the artists are included.
- ISBN13 9780714126579
- Publish Date 10 March 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 July 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint British Museum Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English