The 35 prints and books selected for Highlights: Print Selections from the Collection traverse centuries, technologies and worlds, moving from the exquisite intricacies of a fifteenth century Dürer engraving to the raucous lithographed color of a Red Grooms street scene.  Rather than emphasizing a thematic connection, the guest curators chose to present works representative of significant aspects of the rich tradition of printmaking, including noteworthy examples of the range of technical approaches, the role of the print as a vehicle for political and social commentary, its association with text in book and portfolio formats, and its appeal to major artists as a means for a broader dissemination of images. From the hyper-realism of Richard Estes to biting caricatures by James Gillray and Sue Coe, from the raw power of a Gauguin woodcut to the elegant linear description of a David Hockney etching, from the autographic brilliance of Toulouse-Lautrec to the cool pop intelligence of Patrick Caulfield, these treasures from the collection invite close scrutiny and underscore the link between process and product that is so integral to the history of the print.

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