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The Untold Histories of "The Women of Atelier 17" with Author Christina Weyl

June 30, 2020 • Christina Weyl, The Women of Atelier 17 • Season 2 • Episode 6

If you're a printmaker, I hope you've heard of Atelier 17.

The widely acclaimed mid-century Manhattan print studio was known for being an inclusive environment to make and expand the craft of printmaking. My guest today is Christina Weyl, author of a new book "The Women of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York."

Christina Weyl is an author and art historian and independent scholar and curator. She earned a BA from Georgetown University and my MA and PhD in Art History from Rutgers University. Formerly, she was the director of Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, a gallery in New York City that represents the print publications of the Los Angels-based artists’ workshop, Gemini G.E.L.

She writes about midcentury American printmaking and women artists.

Get ready for some history. I think you'll get a lot out of this one.

On today’s show with Christina Weyl, we’re talking about:

The New School in mid-century
Louise Nevelson
The influence of Stanley William Hayter
Atelier 17
Dorothy Dainer
Louise Bourgeois
Print technique spotlight: Engraving
Sue Fuller’s innovative fabric collage work in soft ground etching
Let’s Get Technical! ~ How a common kitchen staple became ubiquitous in every printshop for Sugar Lift.
Masculinizing technical terminology
Why materials limited printmaking’s evolution towards becoming monumental
James Ehlers
Ashton Ludden
Andrew Raffterty
And tons more…

Enjoy!