Drawings and Prints: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Recently acquired landscapes by British artists Hugh William Williams (1773鈥1829), George Fennel Robson (1788鈥1833), George Chinnery (1754鈥1822), and William Callow (1812鈥1908) are on display (see also "Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750鈥1850" on the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History), as are works by artists who specialized in depicting birds. These include an early watercolor by Edward Lear (British, 1812鈥1888), prints by Henry Emerson Tuttle (American, 1890鈥1946) and Elizabeth Butterworth (British, b. 1949), and a printing plate designed by John James Audubon (American, 1785鈥1851). A selection of mezzotints includes early French and British examples as well as twentieth-century works by Craig McPherson (American, b. 1948) and Vija Celmins (American, b. Latvia, 1938). Finally, modern and contemporary American prints feature a newly acquired suite of etchings by Enrique Chagoya (American, b. Mexico, 1953) and works depicting architectural imagery by Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920), Robert Moskowitz (American, b. 1935), Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937), and Enoc Perez (American, 1967), among others.
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Recently acquired landscapes by British artists Hugh William Williams (1773鈥1829), George Fennel Robson (1788鈥1833), George Chinnery (1754鈥1822), and William Callow (1812鈥1908) are on display (see also "Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750鈥1850" on the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History), as are works by artists who specialized in depicting birds. These include an early watercolor by Edward Lear (British, 1812鈥1888), prints by Henry Emerson Tuttle (American, 1890鈥1946) and Elizabeth Butterworth (British, b. 1949), and a printing plate designed by John James Audubon (American, 1785鈥1851). A selection of mezzotints includes early French and British examples as well as twentieth-century works by Craig McPherson (American, b. 1948) and Vija Celmins (American, b. Latvia, 1938). Finally, modern and contemporary American prints feature a newly acquired suite of etchings by Enrique Chagoya (American, b. Mexico, 1953) and works depicting architectural imagery by Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920), Robert Moskowitz (American, b. 1935), Edward Ruscha (American, b. 1937), and Enoc Perez (American, 1967), among others.
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