Elizabeth Blackadder Prints by Christopher Allan
Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) was a highly respected printmaker for over four decades and during that time she experimented with a range of diverse media including lithography, etching, aquatint, drypoint, woodcut and screenprint. Christopher Allan examines these media one by one to reveal how Blackadder successfully exploited the characteristics of each printmaking method to create a range of original prints. Blackadder first experimented with printmaking during her student days in the early 1950s and her first prints were published in 1958. From these beginnings, Blackadder worked with a range of studios and publishers, including Curwen Studio, The Mercury Gallery, Peacock Printers and, most extensively, the Glasgow Print Studio. The book presents her work thematically and this approach reveals her constant interest in still-life composition, and her interpretations of the natural world, from landscapes to animals. The broad chronological approach of the introductory essays charts her progress in printmaking. This book is the first to illustrate and catalogue every published print made by Blackadder from the 1950s to 2003.
'She is an outstanding printmaker, but the author has done more than just describe her workHis book is a concise, very accessible introduction to the whole business of printmaking.' The Scotsman '... the first to illustrate and catalogue every published print made by the artist from the 1950s to the present.' Oliver Lange, The Artist
Christopher Allan was Senior Assistant Keeper, then Deputy Director, of the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow from 1977 to 1996. He now devotes himself to full-time painting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780853318552 |
| ISBN 10 | 0853318557 |
| Title | Elizabeth Blackadder Prints |
| Author | Christopher Allan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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