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am invited on Sat Dec 3, 2016 to The American University
Museum at The Katzen Arts Centre to the opening of the Alex Katz show of Black and White Art. It is by invitation only! Alex Katz will be present! Following will be an intimate dinner for 30 people and I will be dining along with Alex Katz This is happening in Washington, DC.
Be still my heart!
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | ARTIST BIO
ALEX KATZ was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927 to Russian parents who had an interest in the arts. Katz attended The Cooper Union Art School in Manhattan from 1946-49. His first solo show was at Roko Gallery in New York City in 1954. Characterized by literal, yet expressive portrayals of people, Katz often uses his wife Ada as a subject. His figures are shown in a flattened manner suggestive of a Polaroid snapshot. Works by Katz can be found in over 100 public collections. Notably, The Met, New York; The MOMA, New York; the Israel Museum, Israel, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Japan, the Nationalgalerie, Germany and the Tate Gallery, England, among others. Katz has lived in New York City since 1968 but spends his summers in Lincolnville, Maine.
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1927
1999
born july 24 in brooklyn, new york.
alex katz at galleria civica di arte contemporanea, trento, italy,
1946-49
november – january.
studies at the cooper union, new york. 2002 1949-50
alex katz – in your face at kunst-und
studies at skowhegan school of painting
ausstellungshalle der bundesrepublik,
and sculpture, skowhegan, maine.
bonn, germany, may 9 – august 18.
1954
2002
first one-person show at roko gallery,
alex katz paints ada 1957-2005
new york.
at the jewish museum, new york, ny. october 27, 2006 – march 18, 2007.
1968 moves to present home and studio
2010
in new york.
alex katz portraits at the national portrait gallery, london,
1974
may 13 – september 21.
alex katz prints, a traveling exhibition organized by the whitney museum
2012
of american art.
alex katz at the tate st. ives, may 19, 2012 – september 23, 2012,
1988 alex katz: a print retrospective
traveling to the turner
at the brooklyn museum of art.
contemporary, margate, october 6, 2012 – january 13, 2013.
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
USA andover, ma, the addison gallery athens, ga, georgia museum of art, university of georgia atlanta, ga, the high museum of art
lewiston, me, olin art center, bates college
brunswick, me, bowdoin college
little rock, ar, the arkansas art center
museum of art
los angeles, ca, the los angeles county museum of art
cambridge, ma, fogg art museum, harvard university
madison, wi, madison art center
cambridge, ma, the albert & vera list of arts center, m.i.t.
museum of art, pepperdine university
chicago, il, the art institute of chicago cincinnati, oh, cincinnati art museum cleveland, oh, cleveland museum of art denver, co, denver art museum des moines, ia, des moines art center detroit, mi, the detroit institute of art
malibu, ca, frederick r. weisman manitowoc, wi, rahr west museum miami, fl, miami-dade community college milwaukee, wi, milwaukee art museum new orleans, la, new orleans museum of art new york, ny, the brooklyn museum
greensboro, nc, weatherspoon art
new york, ny, the metropolitan museum of art
museum, university of north carolina at greensboro
new york, ny, the museum of modern art
hamilton, ny, the picker art gallery, colgate university
new york, ny, the grey art gallery, nyu art collection, new york university
hanover, nh, hood museum of art, dartmouth college
new york, ny, whitney museum of american art
hartford, ct, wadsworth athenaeum
norfolk, va, chrysler museum
honolulu, hi, honolulu academy of art
oberlin, oh, allen memorial art museum, oberlin college
houston, tx, rice museum, rice university iowa city, ia, university of iowa museum of art
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lawrence, ks, spencer museum of art, university of kansas
boston, ma, the museum of fine arts
buffalo, ny, albright-knox museum
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philadelphia, pa, the pennsylvania academy of fine arts
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
USA philadelphia, pa, philadelphia museum of art pittsburgh, pa, carnegie museum of art portland, me, portland museum of art portland, or, portland art museum providence, ri, museum of art, rhode island school of design richmond, va, virginia museum of fine art rochester, mi, meadow brook art gallery, oakland university rockland, me, william a. farnsworth library and art museum seattle, wa, virginia wright fund syracuse, ny, joe & emily loe art gallery, syracuse university tampa, fl, university of south florida art galleries trenton, nj, new jersey state museum waltham, ma, rose art museum, brandeis university washington, dc, hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden washington, dc, national collection of fine arts washington, dc, national gallery of art washington, dc, national portrait gallery washington, dc, smithsonian institute waterville, me, colby college museum of art wilmington, de, delaware art museum winston-salem, nc, wake forest university worcester, ma, worcester art museum
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA
ISRAEL
vienna, essl museum
jerusalem, the israel museum
vienna, graphische sammlung albertina vienna, museum moderner kunst
JAPAN hiroshima, hiroshima city museum
CANADA
iwaki, iwaki city art museum
toronto, the art gallery of ontario
tokyo, metropolitan museum of art
ENGLAND
KOREA
london, saatchi collection
kyonqiu-shi, sonje museum of contemporary art
london, the tate gallery middlesbrough, middlesbrough institute of modern art FINLAND helsinki, atenium taidemuso FRANCE musée national d’art moderne - centre georges pompidou GERMANY aachen, neue galerie bad hamburg, altana haus museum berlin, staatliche museen preussischer kulturbesitz nationalgalerie kleve, museum kurhaus
LUXEMBURG musée national d’histoire et d’art luxembourg MEXICO mexico city, museo rufino tamayo PORTUGAL sintra, berardo museum collection SCOTLAND edinburgh, national gallery of scotland SPAIN bilbao, guggenheim museum
künzelsau, museum würth
madrid, museo nacional centro de arte reina sofia
munich, bayerische staatsbibliothek
valencia, ivam centre julio gonzalez
munich, bayerische staatsbibliothek moderne kunst
SWITZERLAND lausanne, musée cantonal des beaux-art
HOLLAND
zurich, daros collection
spanbroek, frisia museum spanbroek, scheringa museum voor
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ ADA | 1994 Silkscreen in 10 colours 64/100 26” x 26”
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ALEX KATZ ADA | 2011 Japanese woodblock in 31 colours on New Hosho paper PP3/3 22” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ ALBA | 1992 Aquatint in 6 colours o n S o m e r s e t Te x t u r e d p a p e r AP 9/12 34½” x 28”
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ALEX KATZ ARIEL (BLACK & WHITE) | 2016 Silkscreen 1 9 /4 0 36” x 76”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ ARIEL | 2016 Screenprint in 26 colours on 425 gsm fine art paper 18/56 76” x 36”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BIG RED SMILE | 1995 Linocut in 15 colours on Okawara paper 2 /4 0 44½” x 36”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 2 (CECILY) | 2015 Silkscreen in 24 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 3 (OONA) | 2015 Silkscreen in 23 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 4 (SHARON) | 2015 Silkscreen in 26 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 5 (ULLA) | 2015 Silkscreen in 31 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 6 (YVONNE) | 2015 Silkscreen in 37 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 7 (CARMEN) | 2015 Silkscreen in 28 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 8 (RUTH) | 2015 Silkscreen in 28 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BLACK DRESS 9 (CHRISTY) | 2015 Silkscreen in 28 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o rd p a p e r 22/35 80” x 30”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BRISK DAY I | 1990 Aq u a t i n t o n Wove p a p e r 93/150 35⅜” x 29½”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BRISK DAY II | 1990 Serigraph on Somerset paper 93/150 36” x 29”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ BRISK DAY III | 1990 Wo o d c u t o n S o m e r s e t p a p e r 92/150 36” x 29⅛”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ CHANCE 1 ANNE | 2016 Silkscreen in 30 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o r d W h i t e , c o l d p r e s s 11/50 70” x 46”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ CHANCE 2 VIVIEN | 2016 Silkscreen in 27 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o r d W h i t e , c o l d p r e s s 11/50 70” x 46”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ CHANCE 3 DARINKO | 2016 Silkscreen in 33 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o r d White,cold press 11/50 70” x 46”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ CHANCE | 2016 Archival UV inks on powdercoat aluminum & polished aluminum base 1 7/ 5 0 22” x 37” x 4”
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ALEX KATZ ELIZABETH (PEYTON) | 2013 Oil paint on Masonite panel Original Painting 12” x 16”
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ALEX KATZ FLAGS | 2013 Wo o d c u t o n L a n a q u a re l l e w h i t e h o t p re s s p a p e r 1 7/ 3 5 42” x 120”
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ALEX KATZ GRAY DAY | 1992 Serigraph in 28 colours on Arches 100% Rag paper 3 7/ 7 5 72” x 22”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ALEX KATZ GRAY RIBBON | 1990 Silkscreen in 22 colours on Arches Rollstock Rag Paper 79/150 27½” x 36”
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ALEX KATZ LATE SUMMER FLOWERS | 2013 Silkscreen in 38 colours on Rising Museum Board, white, 4 ply 35/50 40” X 55”
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ALEX KATZ MAINE WOODS II | 2015 Wo o d b l o c k o n S o m e r s e t texture Radiant White 7/ 4 0 34” x 34”
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ALEX KATZ NICOLE | 2016 Archival Pigment inks on Crane Museo Max paper Edition of 90 46” x 23”
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ALEX KATZ SARA | 2012 Silkscreen in 32 colours on Rising white 2 ply Museum Board 8/60 39” x 41”
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ALEX KATZ SOPHIE | 2012 Silkscreen in 38 colours on Rising white 2 ply Museum Board 8/60 39” x 41”
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ALEX KATZ VIVIEN | 2012 Silkscreen in 41 colours on Rising white 2 ply Museum Board 8/60 39” x 41”
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ALEX KATZ RED CAP | 1990 Aquatint with lithograph printed in colours 21/60 69” x 20.875”
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ALEX KATZ RED HAT ADA | 2015 Wo o d c u t i n 1 1 c o l o u r s o n L a n a q u a re l l e , white hot press 640 gsm paper 1 1 /4 0 60” x 43”
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ALEX KATZ REFLECTION | 2010 Silkscreen in 7 colours o n S a u n d e r s Wa t e r f o r d p a p e r 3/50 58” x 58”
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ALEX KATZ WHITE IMPATIENS | 2016 Silkscreen in 26 colours on 425 gsm paper 23/70 70” x 56¼”
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COLLECTION CATALOGUE | ALEX KATZ THROUGH THE YEARS | THE COLLECTION
ADA | 1994
Si l ks cre e n i n 10 col ou r s 6 4/ 100
26” x 26”
S ilks c reen in 24 co lours o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
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ADA | 2011
BLACK DRESS 3 (OONA) | 2015
22” x 30”
80” x 30”
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ALBA | 1992
BLACK DRESS 4 (SHARON) | 2015
34½” x 28”
80” x 30”
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ARIEL (BLACK & WHITE) | 2016
BLACK DRESS 5 (ULLA) | 2015
J ap an e s e wood b l ock i n 3 1 col ou r s on N ew Hos h o p a p er p p 3/3
Aq u at i n t i n 6 col ou r s on Som e r s e t Tex t u re d p a p er A P 9/ 12
Si l ks cre e n 19/40
S ilks c reen in 23 co lours o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
S ilks c reen in 26 co lours o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
36” x 76”
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ARIEL | 2016
BLACK DRESS 6 (YVONNE) | 2015
76” x 36”
80” x 30”
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BIG RED SMILE | 1995
BLACK DRESS 7 (CARMEN) | 2015
Li n ocu t i n 15 col ou r s on Okawara p ap e r 2 /40
44½” x 36” PAGE 14
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80” x 30”
S ilks c reen in 3 1 co lours o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
Scre e n p r i n t i n 2 6 col ou r s on 42 5 g s m f i n e ar t p ap er 18 /56
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80” x 30”
37 co lo u r S ilks c reen o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
S ilks c reen in 28 co lours o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 22/35
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BLACK DRESS 8 (RUTH) | 2015
Silkscreen in 27 colours on Saunders Water fo rd Wh ite, co ld p ress 1 1 /5 0
80” x 30”
70” x 46”
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BLACK DRESS 9 (CHRISTY) | 2015 Si l ks cre e n i n 2 8 col ou r s on Sau n d e r s Wate r ford p a p er 2 2 /35
Silkscreen in 33 colours on Saunders Water fo rd Wh ite,co ld p ress 1 1 /5 0
70” x 46”
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BRISK DAY I | 1990
CHANCE | 2016
35⅜” x 29½”
Archival UV inks on powdercoat aluminum & polished aluminum base 17/50
22” x 37” x 4”
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BRISK DAY II | 1990
ELIZABETH (PEYTON) | 2013
Serigraph on Somerset paper 93/150
Oil paint on Masonite panel Original Painting
36” x 29”
12” x 16”
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BRISK DAY III | 1990
FLAGS | 2013
Woodcut on Somerset paper 92/150
36” x 29⅛”
Wo o d cu t o n L a n a q ua rel l e w h ite h o t p ress p a p er 1 7/35
42” x 120”
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CHANCE 1 ANNE | 2016
GRAY DAY | 1992
Si l ks cre e n i n 3 0 col ou r s on Sau n d e r s Wate r ford Wh i te, col d p re ss 11/50
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CHANCE 3 DARINKO | 2016
80” x 30”
Aquatint on Wove paper 93/150
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Si l ks cre e n i n 2 8 col ou r s on Sau n d e r s Wate r ford p a p er 2 2 /35
S er ig ra p h in 28 co lo urs o n A rc h es 1 0 0 % R a g p a p er 37/75
70” x 46”
72” x 22”
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GRAY RIBBON | 1990
Si l ks cre e n i n 2 2 col ou r s o n A rch e s Rol l stock R ag Pa p er 79/ 150
VIVIEN | 2012
27½” x 36”
S ilks c reen in 41 co lo urs o n R is in g w h ite 2 p l y Mu s eu m B o a rd 8/60
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LATE SUMMER FLOWERS | 2013
RED CAP | 1990
40” x 55”
69” x 20.875”
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MAINE WOODS II | 2015
RED HAT ADA | 2015
Silkscreen in 38 colours on Rising M u s e u m Board , wh i te, 4 p ly 35/50
Wood b l ock on Som e r s et tex t u re R ad i an t Wh i te 7/40
39” x 41”
Aq u at in t w it h lit h o g ra p h p r in ted in co lo u r s 21 /60
34” x 34”
Wo o d cu t in 1 1 co lo urs o n L a n a q u a relle, w hi te h o t p ress 64 0 g s m p a p er 1 1 /4 0
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NICOLE | 2016
REFLECTION | 2010
46” x 23”
58” x 58”
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SARA | 2012
WHITE IMPATIENS | 2016
A rch i val P i g m e n t i n ks on C ran e M u s e o M ax p a p er Ed i t i on of 9 0
Si l ks cre e n i n 3 2 col ou r s on R i s i n g wh i te 2 p l y M u s e u m Board 8 /6 0
39” x 41” PAGE 37
60” x 43”
S ilks c reen in 7 co lo urs o n S a u n d er s Water ford p a p er 3/5 0
S ilks c reen in 26 co lours o n 4 25 g s m p a p er 2 3/70
70” x 56¼” PAGE 43
SOPHIE | 2012
Si l ks cre e n i n 3 8 col ou r s on R i s i n g wh i te 2 p l y M u s e u m Board 8 /6 0
39” x 41” PAGE 38
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