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Leopold Stokowski Letter
Leopold Anthony Stokowski (1882 – 1977), the renowned conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, was an early patron of The Print Center. In this letter from 1916, he apologies to Judge Jasper Brinton, one of the founders of the organization, for his delay remitting $38 for a group of acquired etchings. From its founding, The Print…
The Print Center Edition: Bill Walton
Bill Walton, Broken Wing, 2010, Etching, 1.5 x 1 inches, Edition of 50
Prints in Progress
In 1960 Prints in Progress, a program to bring together practicing artists and children through printmaking, was launched by Board member Walther “Billy” Wolf. Prints in Progress was always taught by artists, and began with a portable press that visited area schools. Directed by Marion “Kippy” Boulton Stroud and funded by a prestigious grant from the…
Demetrius Oliver: Canicular
The project was funded by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Publication of Demetrius Oliver: Canicular was supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and the National Endowment for the Arts. Exhibition Canicular was an innovative exhibition of newly commissioned works by Demetrius Oliver, which completely transformed The Print Center’s spaces and organizational functions. Oliver…
The Print Center’s Original Location: 219 South 17th Street, Philadelphia
The Print Center has made its home at 1614 Latimer Street since 1917, but our first location was around the corner, in a small office at 219 South 17th Street. An early history of the organization described it this way, “Wall space in such quarters was sufficient only for a make-shift gallery. The print movement…
