90 Years of Ink | Prints from RAM’s Permanent Collection, May 7–August 23, 2019
(above image, “Mexican Scene” by Kiyoshi Saito)
Riverside, CA — The Riverside Art Museum (RAM) proudly presents 90 Years of Ink | Prints from RAM’s Permanent Collection, running May 7–August 23, 2019.
Coffee and Conversation: 90 Years of Ink: Monday, May 6, 2019, 10 a.m.
Join us for Coffee and Conversation for a members’ preview of 90 Years of Ink. Moderated by RAM Executive Director, Drew Oberjuerge, listen to curator Todd Wingate and former museum director Bobbie Powell talk about the history and importance of prints collected by RAM. Join the conversation, partake in some light refreshments, and enjoy a survey of over 100 RAM prints. RSVP at vfound@riversideartmuseum.org or 951.684.7111.
“Prints have a long and important history as a medium of communication, having been used by artists for centuries to comment openly on social and political issues,” says Todd Wingate, Director of Exhibitions and Collections. “The breadth of RAM’s print collection provides us a wealth of opportunities to explore multiple processes, techniques, and points of view.”
Bringing together over 100 works drawn from RAM’s collection of prints, 90 Years of Ink features a wide variety of printmaking techniques from time-honored processes such as etching, woodblock, and lithography to monoprints created during the museum’s Monothons. Some of the prints are recent acquisitions that have never been on view as part of the permanent collection before. Concentrating on prints from 1920–2010, the exhibition coincides with the 90th anniversary of our Julia Morgan Building, which opened in 1929.
Artists in the exhibition include:
- David Alfaro Siquerios;
- Alice Baber;
- Leonard Baskin;
- Roland Reiss;
- Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein;
- Sandra Rowe;
- Sadao Watanabe;
- Andrew Molles;
- Georges Rouault;
- Corita Kent;
- Xavier Cázares Cortéz, and
- others.
The Riverside Art Museum integrates art into the lives of people in a way that engages, inspires, and builds community by providing high quality exhibits and art education programs that instill a lifelong love of the arts. RAM relies on the generosity of members and donors to support its exhibitions, education programs, and special events. A 60-plus-year-old, non-profit cultural arts institution housed in a National Historic 1929 building designed by Hearst Castle and AIA Gold Medal-winning architect Julia Morgan, the museum welcomes over 50,000 visitors a year. The museum is open Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and Sunday, noon–4:00 p.m. For information on exhibits, events, classes, memberships, or sponsorship opportunities, visit www.RiversideArtMuseum.org. For information about the proposed Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry at the Riverside Art Museum, visit thecheechcenter.org.
