Out of Print: Innovations of 19th- and 20th-Century Printmaking from the Collection of Phoenix Art Museum and the Schorr Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of David and Hannah Lewis. The long-term loan of the Schorr Collection was made possible through the generous support of Friends of European Art, a former support group of Phoenix Art Museum; Nancy Hanley Eriksson; and Mary and Bill Way.
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Out of Print: Innovations of 19th- and 20th-Century Printmaking from the Collection of Phoenix Art Museum and the Schorr Collection showcases an assortment of works from the renowned Schorr Collection in conversation with those from the European and American art collections of Phoenix Art Museum, a wide selection of which have never before been exhibited.
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Kathe Kollwitz, March of the Weavers (Marcha de los tejedores), 19th-20th century. Etching. Bequest of Ruth Bank Weil. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Amassed over four decades by the Lewis family, the United Kingdom-based Schorr Collection is considered one of the most important collections of Old Master and 19th-century paintings in the world. The collection features more than 400 works, including tender 15th-century devotional images, 19th-century French Impressionist landscapes, works by 20th-century Modern Masters, and a wide selection of prints. To increase access to these significant artworks, the Lewis family often shares them with public museums on a long-term basis, and in 2017, Phoenix Art Museum welcomed a selection to bring to Arizona audiences.
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Tom Wesselmann, Seascape Dropout (Abandono del paisaje marino), 1982. Color woodcut. Gift of Trudy and Steven Wiesenberger in honor of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
Out of Print features 19th- and 20th-century works on paper from the Schorr Collection by Paul Cézanne, Edvard Munch, Jean François Millet, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and others alongside prints by artists such as Paul Klee, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, Käthe Kollwitz, Mary Cassatt, Raymond Saunders, Fritz Scholder, and Keith Haring, all drawn from the Museum’s own European and American art collections. The special installation seeks to broaden the understanding of the history of printmaking in Europe and the United States, with a particular focus on the integral role of women artists in the innovation and development of various printmaking techniques still used today. Contemporary works demonstrate how the tradition of printmaking continues to evolve.
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Robert Rauschenberg, Features (from Currents) 76, 1970. Screenprint. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas. © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. (Header) Paul Klee, Garten Der Leidenschaft, 1913. Etching. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kelly Rollings. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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