James Rosenquist, Alphabet Avalanche, 1979, Color lithograph, screenprint, with hand-cutting and folding, Vermillion Archival Collection, Gift of funds from The Northern Star Foundation and The Hersey Foundation

Vermillion Editions Limited: Prints, Multiples, Artist's Books, 1977-1992

Saturday, October 14, 2006—Sunday, January 7, 2007
U.S. Bank Gallery
Free Exhibition

Vermillion Editions Limited was founded in 1977 by master printer Steven M. Andersen. Vermillion Editions is nationally recognized for its significant and innovative contributions to contemporary American printmaking. More than 80 national and international artists produced original prints and multiples at Vermillion studio during its 15-year existence. As part of its ongoing commitment to contemporary art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has acquired an extensive archive of materials representing the complete history of the Vermillion press. Known as the Vermillion Editions Archival Collection and formed during the 1980s and 1990s, the archive is a sub-collection of the permanent collection of graphic art housed in the museum's Department of Prints and Drawings. The exhibition highlights a selection of prints, multiples, drawings, and other preparatory materials drawn entirely from the Institute's Vermillion Editions Archival Collection. The exhibition will feature graphic works by such leading contemporary artists as Sam Gilliam, Red Grooms, Robert Mapplethorpe, Shusaku Arakawa, Robert Cumming, Donna Dennis, Steven Sorman, Robert Moskowitz, John Newman, James Rosenquist, Malcolm Morley, Harmony Hammond, Adja Yunkers, Hollis Sigler, Nicolas Africano, T.L. Solien, and Steven Beyer.

A fully illustrated catalogue raisonné of the editioned prints, multiples, and artist's books accompanies the exhibition.

This exhibition is made possible in part with support from U.S. Bank.