Printmaking and the Female Experience

60 Minutes

Join Bernadine as she explores the history of European and American women printmakers and their importance in the story of art. Starting on the historical side, Bernadine surveys early printmakers like 16th century Diana Scultori, Neoclassical artist Angelica Kauffman and the powerful modernist Kathe Kollwitz . Consideration is given to the issues of feminine sensibility and the impact of diverse perspective by contemporary printmakers from BIPOC (Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker) and LGBTQ+ communities. This talk can be tailored to your audience or collection.

 For questions regarding booking or rates for private groups and non-profit organizations, including museums, libraries and other art organizations, please contact Bernadine at bernadinefranco@yahoo.com.

Cover Image Credit: Elizabeth Catlett, “There are Bars between Me and the Rest of the Land,” from the series “The Black Woman,” 1946, printed 1989 Museum of Modern Art

Presenting Elizabeth Catlett “Waving,” lithograph, 1989–Talk at New Britain Museum of American Art
Faith Ringgold, “Mama Can Sing,” serigraph, 2004 Credit: New Britain Museum of American Art

The talk includes historical perspective of women printmakers in Western Art from the 16th to 20th centuries. A couple of examples include…….

Diana Scultori, “The Virgin Mary and Child accompanied by many angels and seated on a bank of clouds,” engraving, mid-16th century Italy
Kathe Kollwitz, “Mother with Dead Child,” lithograph, 1903