Paths to the Press: Printmaking And American Women Artists 1910-1960

by Elizabeth G. Seaton (Editor), Belverd E. Needles (Contributor), Christopher Mack (Contributor)

In 1910 Bertha Jaques co-founded the Chicago Society of Etchers and helped launch a revival of American fine art printmaking. In the decades following, women artists produced some of the most compelling images in U.S. printmaking history and helped advance the medium technically and stylistically. Paths to the Press examines American women artists' contributions to printmaking in the U.S. during the early to mid twentieth century. It features work by internationally and nationally recognized figures such as Isabel Bishop, Louise Nevelson, and Elizabeth Catlett; well-known regional figures such as Chicago artist Bertha Jaques, New Mexico artist Gener Kloss, and Louisiana artist Caroline Durieux; and relatively unkown printmakers such as Chicago artist Fritzi Brod, San Franciscan Pele deLappe, and Texan Mary Bonner.

Genres: Art History

261 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2006

Reviews

[Mike Zickar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book in several levels. The first third of the book includes scholarly essays about women and printmaking. The last two thirds of the book include entries on individual women printmakers, with biographical information as well as at least one full color reproduction of an individual print that is discussed in detail.

This work excels at all different levels. It features famous printmakers (e.g., Cassatt) but also puts a focus on many printmakers who have nearly been forgotten and that you will be unlikely to see at most museums. The color reproductions are well done and cover a wide variety of styles.

This book about art is itself a beautiful work of art!