The exhibition ‘Pan: a Graphic Arts Time Capsule of Europe, 1895 – 1900’ is showing at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle as of next month.
‘Pan’ was the printed magazine of a Berlin-based cooperative made up of artists, poets, and literary critics, and it was published in the 1890s. The exhibit features plates, illustrations, color initials, tail-pieces, and vignettes from the publication. Those more interested in printing apparatus may want to see the original lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts to be viewed. The magazine was one of the first to use modern picture reproduction.
Among the artists who were featured in Pan are Aubrey Beardsley, August Rodin, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, and Georges Seurat. This is a travelling exhibition and is produced in association with Denenberg Fine Arts.
Exhibitions such as this will be of great interest to those in the Seattle area who are currently employed with graphics and Print companies. It should give them a chance to see what techniques were used in the past.
The exhibition will be on display at the Frye Art Museum from February 21 until May 3. The museum is open from Tuesday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Thursdays from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Admission is free. Call 206-622-9250 for more information.Get a Free Quote for Print
