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The History of the American Color Print Society
The American Color Print Society was founded in 1939 in Philadelphia PA.
At that time the typical print was a black and white etching with very little chance of a color print passing a jury. In 1940, 85 artists held the First National Color Print Exhibition at the Philadelphia Print Club (now called the Print Center) on Latimer Street.
This opened printmaking to color and allowed for the experimentation that is part of our tradition today.
Quotes from former President Richard Hood:
"The all juried shows and the prints increased in size so that in 1970 ACPS moved to the Philadelphia Art Alliance. There were traveling exhibitions and exchange shows one in Japan at the invitation of the Japan Print Association.
The American Color Print Society has a collection of Prize winning prints which automatically became part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC." R. Hood
On July 5 1978 the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the corporation as a nonprofit domestic corporation. A corporate seal was ordered and is still in use today.The Corporation is incorporated under the nonprofit corporate Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the following purposes:
To promote and foster the original graphic arts, to encourage and promote
exhibitions of original color prints. To educate the art student and public
in the various techniques of original color printmaking."
Noted artists of the past-included Florence V Cannon our first President, John Taylor Arms our first vice-president, Benton Spruance, Abraham Hankins, Francois Gillot, Samuel Maitin, Stella Drabkin, and many others
The American Color Print Society has presented its Annual Members Show at the Historic Plastic Club in Philadelphia for more than fifteen years. In addition, we have shows open to non-members approximately every two years. June 2007 saw the 63rd Open Exhibition at the Cheltenham Art Center in Cheltenham PA.
We are seeing great changes in Printmaking with the arrival of the digital print.
In 2001, a decision was made to accept digital prints. There was a disagreement as to what is an original print. An original was defined as an artist-generated print regardless of media.
In 2001, member Victor Lasuchin designed our distinctive logo.. Our newsletter, The Color Proof, started by Elizabeth MacDonald and now edited by Vice President Carole J. Meyers, is a valued source of information for members and friends of ACPS. We have revived the presentation print given to members. Each year we hope to enclose a member's print in the Color Proof. We are enjoying our 68th Exhibition at the Art Gallery, Connelly Center, Villanova University.
Visit us at our website www.americancolorprintsociety.org.
Idaherma Williams, President June 2009
idwill@comcast.net
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