Robert Blackburn and contemporary American engraving

Exhibition March 28 − August 2, 2020
Robert Blackburn (1920–2003) had a huge influence on print in the United States. For six decades, his avant-garde ideas have contributed to the advancement of American modernism and established an engraving as a fine art.

In 1947, Blackburn founded the print shop as a welcoming and open space where artists of all levels could learn and create together.

At the exhibition "Robert Blackburn and contemporary American engraving"About 60 engravings and related material from Blackburn and the artists he collaborated with are represented, including Grace Hartigan, Robert Rauschenberg, Elizabeth Catlett and Romar Bearden.