Author: Acton, David (and) David Amram (and) David Lehman
Title: The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints
Description: Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, 2001. Hardcover. A beautiful dark green fabric casebound book. The title is in gilt across the front cover and down the spine. There is an illustrated dust jacket. The title is printed in orange and in white down a black spine. The front cover is a full-color illustration with the title printed in white and in gold. The headband is yellow and black. The front and back free and pasted end pages are grey with a design. Pages: (5), 6-295, (1). Contains 100 formal, full-color plates, in addition to detail shots and black-and-white photographs. "The Stamp of Impulse is the first in-depth examination of the influence of Abstract Expressionism on printmaking. In his discussion of prints by one hundred pioneer Abstract Expressionist printmakers from across the country, David Acton provides a new, comprehensive view of the American graphic arts at midcentury. Featured are masters of the New York School such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Nell Blaine, and Louise Nevelson; and printmakers who worked in Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, including such remarkable California artists as Richard Diebenkorn and Claire Falkenstein. The broad selection presents an exciting vision of the open exploration and stimulation interdependence of the arts during this dynamic period. Essays on the relationships of jazz musicians and artists by David Amram, and of poets and artists by David Lehman, along with period photographs of artists, workshops, musicians, and authors, help to conjure a vivid image of the era. VG+/VG+: A book in excellent condition. Looks like it has rarely, if ever, been taken from the shelf.

Keywords: American Art ; Printing ; ; General Art - American


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