Research Catalog

Title

Hockney to Himid : 60 years of British printmaking / Simon Martin [and] Louise Weller.

Author

Martin, Simon, 1979-

Publication

• Chichester, West Sussex : Pallant House Gallery, 2021.
• [New Haven] : Yale University Press

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Details

Additional Authors

• Weller, Louise
• Pallant House Gallery, host institution.

Description

176 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

From an early etching by David Hockney created in 1961 while he was still a student at the Royal College of Art, to Lubaina Himid's poetic response to lockdown in 2020 titled 'Birdsong Held Us Together', this book spans the last 60 years of printmaking in Britain. More than 100 artists are represented, including Edward Bawden, Enid Marx, Peter Blake, Barbara Hepworth, Lucian Freud, Paula Rego, Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili and many more. Emerging from the post-war period, printmaking underwent a marked elevation in status and transition from specialist medium to one widely adopted by some of the foremost names in contemporary art. This book charts how Britain emerged from the post-war years and thrived in the early 1960s, navigated the social changes of the 1970s and 1980s, and saw the ascendency of contemporary British art from the 1990s to the present day. From wood engravings and etchings to lithographs and screenprints, the versatility of the printmaking medium has enabled artists to expand their practice to explore new possibilities. The works featured are all drawn from Pallant House Gallery's extensive collection of over 2,500 prints. The majority included here have been selected from The Golder - Thompson Gift, a unique twenty-year partnership between the Gallery and two collectors: Mark Golder and Brian Thompson.0 Showcasing a wide range of artists, styles and techniques, this book celebrates the extraordinary upsurge of printmaking in Britain from the 1960s to now. Exhibition: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK (13.11.2021-24.04.2022).

Subject

• 1900-2099
• Prints > Technique > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Prints > Technique > History > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Prints > Great Britain > 20th century > Exhibitions
• Prints > Great Britain > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Prints > Great Britain > 20th century
• Prints > Great Britain > 21st century
• Prints
• Prints > Technique
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

Contents

Making an impression : building the print collection at Pallant House Gallery -- Transition and post-war prints -- Pop art and the printed image -- Abstraction and painterly printmaking -- Printed portraits and figuration -- Marking spaces and printing places -- Presenting ourselves -- Printmaking and patronage.

Call Number

MDBF 22-4321

ISBN

• 1869827740
• 9781869827748

OCLC

1286949619

Author

Martin, Simon, 1979- author.

Title

Hockney to Himid : 60 years of British printmaking / Simon Martin [and] Louise Weller.

Publisher

Chichester, West Sussex : Pallant House Gallery, 2021.

Distributor

[New Haven] : Yale University Press

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

Local Note

DIST. BY YALE UNIV. PR. EXHIBITION CATALOG. WORKS FROM PALLANT HOUSE COLLECTION IN COLOR.

Chronological Term

1900-2099

Added Author

Weller, Louise, author.

Pallant House Gallery, host institution.

Research Call Number

MDBF 22-4321