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The Curator's Choice

The Curator's Choice

By: Ann Shafer
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 Ann Shafer talks about favorite prints, drawings, and photographs acquired for the Baltimore Museum of Art, including how she would present it to a museum for acquisition.Copyright Ann Shafer, 2021 Art World
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  • 7 James Siena

    7 James Siena
    Jan 21 2022

    Curator Ann Shafer revisits the set of six progress proofs and the final engraving of No Man's Land, 2004, by James Siena. You can imagine that print curators love this kind of object because of its ability to show very clearly how the image was constructed. 
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    13 mins
  • 6 Charles White

    6 Charles White
    Nov 18 2021

    Curator Ann Shafer revisits the linoleum cut Voice of Jericho, 1958, by Charles White, which portrays musician and activist Harry Belafonte singing his heart out. The print is on Ann's top-5 list of objects from the BMA's collection that she would love to have for her own.
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    20 mins
  • 5 Tru Ludwig

    5 Tru Ludwig
    Oct 22 2021

    Curator Ann Shafer talks about the epic etching, TapHistory, 2005, by Tru Ludwig, which she helped print recently. Taking its form from the Bayeux Tapestry and full of historical notes about conquest and war, the print asks: why do we learn nothing from history?
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    16 mins
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