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’Printed Proof’ exhibition on view until July 28

‘Jonkonu Festival,’ offset lithograph by Vincent Smith, copyright 1996

3:53 p.m., July 7, 2006--“Printed Proof," an exhibition of works from the Brandywine Workshop, a national printmaking center in Philadelphia, is on view in Mechanical Hall Galleries. The exhibition has been extended until July 28.

The prints are part of UD's Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art and were given to Jones in 2002 when the workshop awarded him the James VanDerZee Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to art and young artists. Amalia Amaki, curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection, chose the prints for the exhibition.

‘Akhmatova's Monument,’ offset lithograph by Barbara Chase-Riboud, copyright 1995

The new exhibition displays the works of 31 printmakers, including pieces by Barbara Chase-Riboud, a critically acclaimed artist, sculptor and writer whose offset lithograph Akhmatova's Monument adorns the exhibition brochure cover. Chase-Riboud's works hang in the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum, both in New York City, and in the French National Collections.

The exhibition and all related events are free and open to the public._Gallery hours are from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesdays, and from 1-4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. The galleries are closed Mondays and on University holidays. For more information, call (302) 831-8037, or visit [www.museums.udel.edu].

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