PROOF

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The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California. The first goal of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, founded in Los Angeles in 1960, was to create a pool of master artisan-printers in the United States to revive the medium of fine-art lithography. With essays by both established print scholars & new voices, this lavishly illustrated volume introduces the printmaking pioneers who nurtured an environment suitable for the founding of the countrys most significant print shop. By tracing the local printmaking communities, the academic establishment, as well as the significant influence of workshops like Gemini G.E.L. & Cirrus