Philadelphia printmaking

Tyler Printmaking students join a welcoming, collaborative community of artists and educators who are bridging tradition and innovation. As a Tyler student, you'll have access to the resources of large, public research university combined with the intimacy of an art school. Tyler students take full advantage of the school's location in Philadelphia, a vibrant art center with a strong printmaking tradition, to find internships and jobs, explore museums and galleries and launch creative practices and businesses.

The program is housed in Check back on our Home page for cancellation notices. Our thanks are extended to the monitors of these sessions who give up their personal time to plan and attend each session. This is a large commitment and we greatly appreciate it. All skill levels are welcome.

There is no better way to sharpen your skills than to draw or paint from the model. Come to our workshops with materials of your own choosing and get your creative juices flowing!

All workshops meet in our historic facility. The spacious studio space has been freshly renovated. Newly installed gallery lighting—with ultraviolet filters to protect paintings—is ideal for working artists. The space is also lit by natural light. Please note: Those who use oil paints should bring their own container to remove used turpentine.

We ask that you use odorless thinner. The annual Workshop Show is an opportunity open for all workshop attendees to exhibit their work. As the Philadelphia Fine Print Workshop granted opportunities to artists who had been marginalized because of their race, the Brandywine Workshop and Brodsky Center have actively reached out to artists of color.

Edmunds and Brodsky have recognized that few African American artists, especially women, have had the chance to master the technical processes of printmaking. Their artist residency programs have exposed artists of all backgrounds to the possibilities of media technologies and have provided extensive professional development. Since the time of their founding, over three hundred artists have passed through the doors of the Brandywine Workshop and the Brodsky Center, including Will Barnet , Elizabeth Catlett , Barbara Chase-Riboud b.

Through their emphases on creative collaboration and technical innovation, the Brandywine Workshop and Brodsky Center have built upon the rich legacies of Peter S. Duval and the Philadelphia Fine Print Workshop to continue the tradition of printmaking in the Philadelphia region. Michelle Donnelly earned her M. She is a Samuel H. Duval, Pierre. Edited by J. Luther Ringwalt. Edmunds, Allan L. New York: Hudson Hills Press, Farmer, Jane M. Crossing Over, Changing Places. Riverdale, Maryland: Pyramid Atlantic, Ittmann, John W.

Jarvis, Arthur R. King-Hammond, Leslie. Edited by Stephen M. New York: Washburn Press, Langdale, Shelley R. Full Spectrum: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop. Marzio, Peter C. Medley-Buckner, Cindy. Piola, Erika, ed. Philadelphia on Stone: Commercial Lithography in Philadelphia, Masthead Print Studio , N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia. Second State Press , N. American Street , Philadelphia. Was Richard Hood, former teacher at Phila. College of Art , head of the Fine Print Workshop?

Many of the prints you mentioned including the Carborundum process are on display at the Woodmere right now. Do you have any information on McCandless Lithography Co.

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