ArtBeat: “Pulled, Pressed and Screened” @ the Hyde Collection [Get Visual]
Review by David Brickman
Perhaps my biggest regret from my college experience is that I never studied printmaking. Aside from the fact that, outside of art school, it’s hard to get access to a fully equipped print shop (and, so, it was an opportunity lost) I think I would have enjoyed the processes. And I’m sure I would be a smarter person now if I had learned some of those complex techniques then.
That’s one reason I wholeheartedly urge you to see Pulled, Pressed and Screened: Important American Prints at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, on view through Sunday, January 10. Organized by the Syracuse University Art Collection, Pulled, Pressed and Screened features 51 prints by as many artists and spans the decades from 1930 to 1980.
This gorgeous selection makes clear how important printmaking is to 20th-century American art and provides a wonderful window onto our history. It’s also easy to love, as many of the artists are familiar names, including Grant Wood, Robert Blackburn, Jasper Johns, Helen Frankenthaler, Milton Avery, Romare Bearden and Dorothy Dehner.
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