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In Plain Sight Print Art Opening Reception
February 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present In Plain Sight: The Greenwich Library Print Collection. The second part of our on-going exhibition showcases the Library’s collection of mid-century prints. After the 1930s, lithographic prints rose in popularity as a way of introducing fine art to a new middle-class audience. For many years these artworks were borrowed through the Library Lending Art Program for local offices and homes. Eventually, the prints were deemed too valuable or fragile to circulate and they were hung in the library instead.
In total 35 selected print works will be on display including Sam Francis’ abstract splatters in “Hurrah for the Red White and Blue,” Claes Oldenburg’s “City as Alphabet” or Ben Shahn’s “Freedom Riders” suite of portraits from 1965.
The Opening reception will be held Thursday, Feb 6 from 6-8 pm at the Flinn Gallery.
