Rally Round the Flag (Recognitions II)
1968
James Strombotne (American, 1934-)
Not on View

Printmaking has been a significant part of James Strombotne’s oeuvre since early on: his MFA thesis at Claremont was a suite of etchings inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov. He had practiced intaglio, lithography and screenprinting before his first visits to Tamarind Lithography Workshop as a guest artist in 1963 and 1965, and when he returned there as an artist-fellow in 1968, Strombotne printed over 20 lithographs, among them the Recognitions suite. Using a dramatic graphic style and a brightly colored palette, Strombotne commented on contemporary social and political mores. Recognitions, according to the artist, was a summation of the artistic interests he had explored in various media in the previous decade.

Details

  • Artist Name: James Strombotne (American, 1934-)
  • Title: Rally Round the Flag (Recognitions II)
  • Date: 1968
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Paper: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66.0 cm.); Image: 16-1/2 x 23-1/4 in. (41.9 x 59.1 cm.)
  • Publisher: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc.
  • Printer: Manuel Fuentes
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Anonymous Gift
  • Accession Number: P.1969.092.082
  • Copyright: © 2011 James Strombotne

Object Information

Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2011-10-02 to 2012-04-02

Additional Artwork by Artist

Circus James Strombotne 1965
Evening James Strombotne 1965
Family James Strombotne 1965

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