Clinton Adams (American, 1918-2002), Window Series VII, 1960 Color Lithograph

Clinton Adams (American, 1918–2002) was an influential American painter, printmaker, educator, and arts administrator known for his major contributions to modernist lithography and Southwestern abstraction. Closely associated with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and later the Tamarind Institute, Adams played an important role in the revival of fine art lithography in the United States during the mid-20th century. He served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and authored several important publications on lithography and printmaking. His works are held in prominent institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Norton Simon Museum.

Window Series VII, 1960, is a color lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper, printed by Joe Funk and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. It is the seventh image in Adams’s ten-print Window Series. The composition is built from nested rectangular frames in muted blue-gray, charcoal, and brown, enclosing an arrangement of irregular blocks and layered horizontal bands that resembles a weathered window. Inscribed in graphite “Tamarind Impression” lower left, titled “Window Series VII” lower center, and signed and dated “Clinton Adams ’60” lower right, with the Tamarind bell and Joe Funk printer’s blindstamps along the lower margin. The “Tamarind Impression” inscription identifies this as one of nine workshop-retained impressions, outside the regular edition of 18. Verso inscribed “2-71.” Sheet measures approximately 17.875 x 15 inches. Overall very good appearance. Light toning with a faint mat line and minor handling along the deckled sheet edges. Colors remain well preserved and the image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.

Condition
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Dimensions
17.875 x 15 in