Archival suppliers

Hello All,

For those of you interested in purchasing archival sleeves to protect and preserve your prints, the following is a list of resources for archival suppliers:

University Products – www.universityproducts.com 1 800 628-1912

Gaylord.com - www.Gaylord.com 1 800 448-6160

Light Impressions – www.LightImpressionsDirect.com 1 800 828-6216

Metal Edge, Inc. – www.metaledgeinc.com 1800 862-2228

I would suggest using Light Impressions or University Products – but all companies carry similar products. Light Impressions has a product called “Ephemera Storage Bags” they are transparent polyethylene bags and come in a variety of sizes – usually in packages of 100 – prices are reasonable. However, delivery is sometimes slow.

I hope this information is useful.

Lucy Ruggirello

Now at the Getty Center - Printing in the Grand Manner

Prints made in France under the patronage of Louis XIV are being showcased at the Getty until 10/17/2010.
The works in this exhibition reproduce Le Brun's designs for paintings and tapestries in the Grand Manner, the genre in which a heroic protagonist engages in a morally significant action—a battle to be won, a victory to be celebrated, or a vice to be avoided. Le Brun oversaw the production of these unusually large engravings and etchings, some of which are almost two meters wide and composed of multiple printing plates. By disseminating these subjects in printed form, Le Brun presented to collectors and artists his mastery of the most complex type of art. The quality and size of these prints, in turn, allowed Le Brun to demonstrate his authority over the fine arts in France.

Address: 1200 Getty Center Drive, LA, CA - 310/440-7300
Free Admission (but parking is costly - take the Metro Rail instead).

Los Caprichos - Goya

Who knew that Forest Lawn had a museum? Now, not only can you pay your respects to the "King of Pop," but you can also view the work of another late great - Goya (although I can't imagine why they chose to put these etchings of whores, witches, devils & randy monks in a cemetery setting). Don't be confused...this is the franchise in Glendale, & the address is: 1712 South Glendale Avenue. The prints will be on view until 8/1/2010, Tues. - Sun., 10 - 5 PM. 1/800-204-3131, www.ForestLawn.com.

Wonder if there's a gift shop?

Apogee: Tyler, Rob, and Camilla

All the way over in Orange County, Tyler Ferreira, Rob Brown and Camilla Taylor have a show opening this Saturday. The address is 712 North Santiago Street, Santa Ana, CA and the phone number for hours and further information is - 714/542-1596


It's in Art from the Hive in Santa Ana.
Pluses: open bar, next to the Amtrak Station for easy getaway, LIVE! screenprinting on stuff

Anyhow, should you be so inclined, it would be nice if you stopped by

Myth, Legends, and Cultural Renewal

The image I chose to feature from this current exhibit is a lithograph titled: "Dream of Falcons," from 1905 by Austrian artist Carl Otto Czeschka. Forgive the wrinkle in the center, that was provided courtesy of the US mail service.

On view until August 16th, at the LA County Museum of Art, this exhibition includes work by Ernst Barlach, David Hockney & Anselm Kiefer. The exhibition explores how different artists have used Germanic myths and legends as source material for visual art - including the rather terrifying fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm.

Lecture at LACMA

On Wednesday, May 12th, Richard Meyer, a USC Art History Prof, will be giving a free lecture titled: "The Museum of Multiples." This will be a discussion centered on work by Warhol, Duchamp & Beuys. Starting at 1:00 PM, it will be held in LACMA's Brown Theater - 5905 Wilshire Blvd., LA. Curiously, the museum lists Wednesday as a day it is closed to the public, so please call 323/857-6010 to make certain they are indeed open.

"The Goddess Exhibit"

This exhibition, in honor of Mother's Day, features screenprints by LA artists Patssi Valdez (her untitled image from 1989 is included here), the late Carlos Almaraz (who died in 1989), and George Yepes. The work is being shown in the ChimMaya Gallery, located @ 5283 East Beverly Blvd., LA (60 fwy, exit Atlantic & head south for 2 blocks). As always, call to check for gallery hours - 323/869-8881. There is also a show based around the theme of the pin-up, but I'm not certain that it contains any prints.