Dean Meeker 1960's Intaglio
This 1960's intaglio is by internationally renowned Wisconsin printmaker and sculptor Dean Meeker (1920-2002). It depicts an armored man on horseback and measures 33" tall X 23.5" across. It is titled "Authority Figure-Mardis Gras", numbered 41/50, and signed in the lower right corner. Meeker started as a sculptor but quickly became influential and innovative printmaker. He was the first printmaker to overprint silkscreens with polymer intaglio, giving his works a 3 Dimensional quality. He was the co-inventor of the Meeker-McFee motorized etching press. He taught Silkscreening at University of Wisconsin Madison for 46 years. He was a 1959 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. His Sculptures, paintings and prints are in over 100 important world collections to include New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington DC, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Condition Report: Excellent
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This 1960's intaglio is by internationally renowned Wisconsin printmaker and sculptor Dean Meeker (1920-2002). It depicts an armored man on horseback and measures 33" tall X 23.5" across. It is titled "Authority Figure-Mardis Gras", numbered 41/50, and signed in the lower right corner. Meeker started as a sculptor but quickly became influential and innovative printmaker. He was the first printmaker to overprint silkscreens with polymer intaglio, giving his works a 3 Dimensional quality. He was the co-inventor of the Meeker-McFee motorized etching press. He taught Silkscreening at University of Wisconsin Madison for 46 years. He was a 1959 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. His Sculptures, paintings and prints are in over 100 important world collections to include New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington DC, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Condition Report: Excellent