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“Steel Valley,” 1936,
Louis Lozowick,
Lithograph, 9 3/8 x 13 ⅜ inches.
(Gift of Steven and Stephanie Wasser, 2017.74. Printed by George C. Miller, published by Associated American Artists.)
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will be hosting
“George Miller and American Lithography,” an exhibition highlighting
George Miller’s influential works and the role he played in making fine
art lithography an accessible medium in the early years of the 20th
century. The exhibition opens on June 18, 2019, and will be on view
through September 15, 2019.
Drawn entirely from the
museum’s own collection, the exhibition will bring together 38 prints by
notable artists who worked with the master printer George Miller
(1894-1965) to create some of their most memorable and recognizable
works.
“In the years following World War
I, lithography very quickly became a major means of expression for
hundreds of artists in this country. The finest way to tell this story
is to focus on the one person who was responsible for the success of so
many artists who took an interest in exploring the medium, and that is
George Miller,” said curator Patrick McGrady, referring to Miller’s
contribution in the field of lithography.
At the turn of
the century, quality lithographic printing was accomplished only by
commercial firms for whom small editions were not economically viable.
American artists either traveled to Europe to have their work
professionally printed or struggled with their own presses to master the
complicated process. After privately helping George Bellows and others
to realize their lithographs, Miller, then head of the proofing
department at the American Lithographic Company, quit his position in
1917 to set up his own workshop in New York City dedicated to fine art
lithography.
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