Imprint of Place: Maine Printmaking

The Imprint of Place was published in conjunction with the Maine Print Project, and unprecedented collaboration of 25 Maine museums and exhibition spaces during 2006 and 2007.  Foreword by eminent curator, Bruce Brown.  Essay by David P. Becker., with five chapters: Beginnings—the Nineteenth Century; Crosscurrents: Modern and Traditional (1900-1930); Depression and the War Years (1930-1945); New Directions, New Teaching (1945-1980); From Traditional to Digital (1980-2005).  Glossary of printmaking terms. YEAR:  2001 ARTISTS:  Various Artists; ex. Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, Charles F. Kimball, Dorothy Hay Jensen, John Muench, Patricia Hardy, Charlie Hewitt, Alison Hildreth, Alex Katz, Richard Estes, Neil Welliver AUTHOR:  David P. Becker EDITOR:  Lucie Teegarden DESIGNERS:  Jean Wilcox, Wilcox Design PUBLISHER:  Center for Maine Contemporary Art with Down East Books, China DETAILS:  Hardcover, 136 pages, [11 ¼ x 9 ½ in dimensions], [ 90 color images] EXHIBITION: The Imprint of Place: Maine Printmaking, 1800-2005 DATES:  October 27, 2006 – March 18, 2007 PRICE: $35