Final weeks to see “Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking” at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Updated Aug 17, 2021
An exhibition celebrating Blackburn’s teaching and artistic legacy in the Black community and beyond closes September 5, 2021
August 17, 2021 (Detroit)— There are less than two weeks left to see the exhibition Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Featured in The Detroit News and other publications, the exhibition closes Sunday, September 5. Robert Blackburn is free with museum admission, which is free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. All museum visitors must make an advance reservation by phone at 313.833.4005 or online at https://ticketapp.dia.org.
Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking brings together more than 75 works, including Blackburn’s lithographs, woodcuts, intaglio prints and watercolors, as well as original prints by other iconic artists with whom he collaborated, such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Grace Hartigan, Robert Rauschenberg, and more. Together they form a picture of an artist who consistently innovated while encouraging and inspiring the work of others.
A key artist in the development of printmaking in the United States, Blackburn became known as an influential teacher and master printer, engaging with avant-garde artistic ideas while promoting a new collaborative approach to a traditional medium. The exhibition traces Blackburn’s artistic evolution, together with prints by other American artists with whom he collaborated.
Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking is organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and curated by Deborah Cullen-Morales, in cooperation with the Trust for Robert Blackburn and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts’ Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Program. This exhibition is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation and funding from the Smithsonian’s Provost Office.
At the Detroit Institute of Arts, major funding is provided by the DTE Foundation. Additional support is given by Rhonda D. Welburn.
SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for more than 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For more information, including exhibition descriptions and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu.
The Henry Luce Foundation seeks to enrich public discourse by promoting innovative scholarship, cultivating new leaders and fostering international understanding. The foundation’s American Art Program, a leader in arts funding since 1982, supports museums, arts organizations and universities, in their efforts to advance the understanding and experience of American and Native American visual arts through research, exhibitions, collection projects and publications. For more information, visit www.hluce.org.
For more information on this exhibition, visit: www.dia.org
Museum Hours and Admission
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesdays–Fridays; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne county residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.
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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA’s collection is known for its quality, range and depth. The DIA’s mission is to create opportunities for all visitors to find personal meaning in art individually and with each other.
Programs are made possible with support from residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
An exhibition celebrating Blackburn’s teaching and artistic legacy in the Black community and beyond closes September 5, 2021
August 17, 2021 (Detroit)— There are less than two weeks left to see the exhibition Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Featured in The Detroit News and other publications, the exhibition closes Sunday, September 5. Robert Blackburn is free with museum admission, which is free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. All museum visitors must make an advance reservation by phone at 313.833.4005 or online at https://ticketapp.dia.org.
Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking brings together more than 75 works, including Blackburn’s lithographs, woodcuts, intaglio prints and watercolors, as well as original prints by other iconic artists with whom he collaborated, such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Grace Hartigan, Robert Rauschenberg, and more. Together they form a picture of an artist who consistently innovated while encouraging and inspiring the work of others.
A key artist in the development of printmaking in the United States, Blackburn became known as an influential teacher and master printer, engaging with avant-garde artistic ideas while promoting a new collaborative approach to a traditional medium. The exhibition traces Blackburn’s artistic evolution, together with prints by other American artists with whom he collaborated.
Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking is organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and curated by Deborah Cullen-Morales, in cooperation with the Trust for Robert Blackburn and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts’ Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Program. This exhibition is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation and funding from the Smithsonian’s Provost Office.
At the Detroit Institute of Arts, major funding is provided by the DTE Foundation. Additional support is given by Rhonda D. Welburn.
SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for more than 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play. For more information, including exhibition descriptions and tour schedules, visit www.sites.si.edu.
The Henry Luce Foundation seeks to enrich public discourse by promoting innovative scholarship, cultivating new leaders and fostering international understanding. The foundation’s American Art Program, a leader in arts funding since 1982, supports museums, arts organizations and universities, in their efforts to advance the understanding and experience of American and Native American visual arts through research, exhibitions, collection projects and publications. For more information, visit www.hluce.org.
For more information on this exhibition, visit: www.dia.org
Museum Hours and Admission
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesdays–Fridays; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne county residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.
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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA’s collection is known for its quality, range and depth. The DIA’s mission is to create opportunities for all visitors to find personal meaning in art individually and with each other.
Programs are made possible with support from residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.