Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: 4 x 4 inches (image) 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Taiwanese, 1966
Date finished: 2019
Edition: of 30

"Every person or animal has their moment. That is the time they can enjoy the spotlight shining over them". - Artist Statement

Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: 15 x 10 inches
Artist details: American, 1984
Date finished: 2011
Edition: of XV

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"There is a memory-like quality to Lingscheit’s hand-pulled print, with it’s soft plate tones and blank spaces. “Sunday” brings up questions around genderism and Western Christian culture’s long history of upholding patriarchal systems, including men being hunters and providers. Why is it that a hunter’s kill is able to take up space, while women are asked to disappear as outlined voids? Despite the clear allusions to women being at the mercy of men’s decisions, the piece also offers a reclamation of power. In this scene, the women hold the most visual ‘weight’ and ground the entire image with their high contrast and distinct negative space silhouettes - forcing the viewer to acknowledge them."

Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: 9 x 10 inches
Artist details: American, 1984
Date finished: 2010
Edition: of 20

Recommended by Sunny: 
(Collections Assistant)

Carrie Lingscheit's Memento series, the artist is very deliberate in deciding what information is left out and what draws attention into the scene. In Momento No. 5821, there is a large emphasis on body language. It is as if the artist has captured a private moment in time and has allowed us to witness it.

Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: 14 x 7 inches
Artist details: American, 1984
Date finished: 2010
Edition: AP

Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager):
"This piece comes from Carrie Lingscheit's twenty thousand moments project, based on the limitations of our human brains and the amount of information that can be processed and saved from the 20,000 (or so) moments in a given day. Momento No. 3273 (pine) hones in on a feeling, to pine, and the quiet setting where it happens, alone in a bed. It beautifully captures the way we are drawn inward to our own emotions and imagination when we pine for someone or something. Negative space is used to draw our attention down to the dark, intense face; the surroundings are blurred and forgotten, represented only with a lovely watercolor texture, just as we tune out the world when lost in intense thought."

Medium: Intaglio
Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (image) 22 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1984
Date finished: 2010
Signed: Signed in pencil
Edition: of 20

Medium: Etching with chine-collé
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (plate) 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1963
Date finished: 2017
Edition: of 20

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
This piece is a retelling of a folktale involving a heron, fish, and a crab. I’ve heard many versions of this story and I always wonder at how things would have gone differently for the characters if the heron had chosen to help, rather than manipulate and indulge. The fish would have lived, the heron would have been able to experience community, and the crab would be able to find peace. Lader's symbolic detail and careful chine-collé of colorful washi paper, elegantly walks the viewer through this story and its facets in one image.

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches
Artist details: American, 1963
Date finished: 2013
Edition: AP of 3

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist):

"Deborah Maris Lader's prints captivate me with their symbolic storytelling and strike a beautiful balance between dark and whimsical. This surreal lithograph, with its poignant symbolism, tells a complex story about personal growth and freedom. The girl holds a bird, calling out to its flock beyond the wall, and a kite that has begun to escape through a hole. She holds on to them as if they are parts of herself she can't quite let go of, especially while she herself is tangled in vines, passively trapped behind the wall. Her face looks vaguely pensive as she watches the flock of birds, perhaps wondering if she could free herself one day. I hope she does."