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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.
Quote by 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.
Today we present an Annual Members Show at the Historic Plastic Club in Philadelphia
In addition, we have shows open to non-members approximately every two years.
June 2007 will present 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 the digital print. There was a disagreement as to what is an original print. An original was defined as an artist generated print regardless of media.
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 We hope that the Museum will continue this tradition.
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 purpose:
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. John Taylor Arms our first vice-president, Benton Spruance, Abraham Hankins, Francois Gillot Samuel Maitin, Libby Newman, Stella Drabkin and many others.
In 2001, member Victor Lasuchin designed our distinctive logo and this is in use in all our correspondence today.
We have also revived the presentation print given to members. This year we will give a print by member Alan J. Klawans to each member and hope to continue this tradition.
Our zine the Color Proof started by Betty MacDonald and now edited by Vice President Carole J Meyers is a valued source of information for members and friends of ACPS.
In 2006 at the Historic Plastic Club ACPS celebrated 60 years of Printmaking.
We are enjoying our 61st May Exhibition at the Phila Sketch Club and a June Exhibition in Rhode Island with the Printmakers Network of Southern New England hosted by member Carol Strause FitzSimonds.
You can visit us at our website www.americancolorprintsociety.org.
Contact Us
Please email
Idaherma Williams idwill@patmedia.net
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