Hatch Show Print

Today with my print class, I went to see the Hatch Show Print exhibit at the Newcomb Gallery at Tulane. It's on loan from the Smithsonian, so the entire gallery was FREEZING (the work being on paper and some of it very old, it needs to be protected from humidity).



A lot of the pieces were gigantic, and most of them had only one or two colors, but still they were very impressive. Originally, the prints were mostly advertising for companies or stores, but there were also some excellent advertisements for concerts and fairs and even (!) rodeos.



There was newer stuff too, but a lot of it was old posters advertising for the Grand Ole Opry and things of that nature. I particularly liked the Emmylou Harris poster, but I can't find an image of it anywhere on the stupid internet, so you'll just have to imagine the coolest looking poster of Emmylou Harris ever.



It's all pretty iconic. I drank a bunch of coffee before I went and blasted my iPod while I was looking at the work, and afterward I felt EXCELLENT. Also I felt pretty inspired, which is really nice because until now, I haven't really been that into my print class. I got a lot of ideas from that show, and hopefully I'll turn out some complex, multi-layered plates that will be fun to make and fun to print. Of course, Hatch Show Print is all relief work and my class is Intaglio, but the images are still achievable with Aquatints and line etches.