The
Germany Semester


German Prints from the Springfield Art Museum
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Aug. 25 through Sept. 19, 2008
Spiva Art Gallery on campus
Admission: free

The exhibition is a selection of prints by German artists primarily from the 16th and early 20th centuries. The German Expressionists artists of the 20th century such as Max Beckmann were influenced by the earlier artists such as Hans Baldung-Grien. The artist most represented in the exhibit is Kathe Kollwitz, who began making prints in the 19th century and continued to work into the 20th century. The prints include a variety of processes including woodcut, etching, and lithography.