BET H VA N HOE SE N Catalogue Raisonné of Limited-Edition Prints, Books, and Portfolios
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Bob Hicks
catalogue raisonné authoritatively documents and fully illustrates Van Hoesen’s work in limited-edition prints, books, and portfolios. A special feature of this catalogue raisonné is the inclusion of sample preparatory drawings and stage proofs with artist notes, allowing for a more complete the artist’s work in the context of process is further developed in Joseph Goldyne’s extended introduction and Bob Hicks’ catalogue essay, both extensively illustrated. In their focus on a careful reading of individual works, the authors also clarify the nature of Van Hoesen’s distinctive style and artistic achievements and her place as one of the most important artist printmakers of her generation.
always carry a pencil and paper with you, and once it becomes a habit it is as simple as keeping a diary, only it is a visual one . . . My interest in line drawing brought me to printmaking . . . I studied printmaking to it . . . As I continued to edition, I realized my abilities lay in the creation of the plate. Beth Van Hoesen Beth Van Hoesen studied art at Stanford University, earning a Bachelor of tura y Escultura de le Escuela Esmeralda, Mexico City and at the Califorfrom Stanford, she traveled to France and studied at the Ecole des Beaux work is represented in the collections of numerous public collections including the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts MuseLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Oakland Museum of California; Portland Art Museum, Oregon; Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; University Museums, Iowa State University; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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is an independent cultural essayist whose work appears and where he was a critic and arts
has reported from Russia on international exhibition negotiations with the Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, and other cultural institutions. His work has appeared in and other publications. He lives in Portland, Oregon. is a California artist who came to prominence during monotype. He has shown paintings, drawings and prints internationally, and a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Menzel, and Diebenkorn, as well as on the history of drawing. is the Executive Director of the Oakland Museum of California. is the Executive Director and Curator of Collections of the Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin. is the Director and Chief Curator of the University Museums, Iowa State University.
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Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are by M. Lee Fatherree, Oakland, California. Cover design by John Hubbard.