Warrington
Colescott
United States
b. 1921 History
of Printmaking: Senefelder Receives
the Secret of Lithography,
1975-78
13 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.
Etching and aquatint
Sweeney Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Gift of Henry W. Coil, Jr.
96.1.38
Warrington Colescott has long been esteemed among printmakers,
not only for his technical ability, but also for his landmark satirical
portfolio entitled, "History of Printmaking" (1975 - 78). In this
portfolio Colescott satirized the so-called masters of the print medium;
his work has been compared with William Hogarth and James Gillray.
In several series since then, Colescott has taken aim at the lifestyles
of the residents of his native California, as well as the FBI and
the State Department. There are eight Colescott prints in the collection
at the Sweeney Art Gallery.
For
more information on printmaking see the
printing techniques page
on this web site
