Description
Of the Land presents a series of prints and poems that follow the life and work of master silkscreen printer Lou Stovall as he was developing his unique techniques in the 1970s-a period of jazz, protest, and prolific art production in Washington, DC. Stovall's influence on the silkscreen medium and art community will be part of his lasting legacy.
Author: Will Stovall
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 02/01/2022
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.11h x 8.03w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781647121716
ISBN10: 164712171X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Art | Techniques | Printmaking
- Art | American | African American & Black
About the Author
Lou Stovall was born in Athens, Georgia, in 1937 and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a BFA from Howard University. He has lived and worked in Washington, DC, since 1962. His prints and drawings are part of numerous public and private collections throughout the world.
Will Stovall is an artist and painter who lives in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD from Yale University with a dissertation on the institutional imagination of philosopher Jürgen Habermas. He manages the Lou Stovall Workshop.