Word and Image
Europe discovered the printing of words and images at almost exactly the same time, and printed pictures have been associated with words ever since, in ways that can enhance both means of communication
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1. Unknown, German, 15th century
Divine Wisdom , frontispiece to the book Der Seusse, 1482 woodcut, hand colored
sheet: 25.2 x 18.3 cm (9-15/16 x 7-3/16 in.)
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.497
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2. Sam Francis, American, 1923 – 1994
Black Stone for Sam Francis , pp. 104 – 105 from 1 Cent Life, 1964 color lithograph
sheet: 41.0 x 58.2 cm (16-1/8 x 22-15/16 in.)
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 71.18.14.39
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Pursuit of Knowledge
Three prints illustrating the gathering and communication of knowledge in three centuries.
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3. Bartholomaus Spranger, Flemish, 1546 – 1611, designer
Aegidius Sadeler, Flemish, 1570 – 1629, engraver
Triumph of Wisdom over Ignorance , circa 1600
engraving
plate: 50.5 x 35.8cm (19-7/8 x 14-1/8 in.)
Ackland Fund, 82.48.1
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4. Pieter Barbiers the Elder, Dutch, 1717 – 1780, designer Jacob Kuyper, Dutch 1761 – 1808, designer
Reiner Vinkeles, Dutch, 1741 – 1816, engraver
Interior of the Scientific Lecture Hall in the "Felix Meritis" Building , Amsterdam, 1794
engraving
plate: 44.6 x 55.2 cm (17-1/2 x 21-3/4 in.)
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 2004.14
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Symbols
Symbolic language as supplement or an alternative to the incorporation of a verbal message.
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5. Karel van Mander I, Flemish, 1548 – 1606, designer
Jacob Matham, Dutch, 1571 – 1631, engraver
The Vanity of Human Existence , 1599
engraving
plate: 39.7 x 30.8 cm (15-5/8 x 12-1/8 in.)
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 2003.20.2
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6. Max Klinger, German, 1857 – 1920
The Dead Mother , 1889/98
engraving
plate: 46.0 x 34.8 cm (18-1/8 x 13-11/16 in.)
Ackland Fund, 86.30
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Cultural Ambassadors
Prints as advertisement for art in other media.
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7. Henry Fuseli, Swiss, 1741 – 1825, painter
Jean-Pierre Simon, British, circa 1750 – 1810, engraver
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV, Scene I , 1796
engraving
plate: 47.6 x 63.0 cm (18-3/4 x 24-13/16 in.)
Gift of John Seelye, 79.67.2
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8. Kunichika, Japanese, 1835 – 1900, designer
Three Warriors: Kabuki Actors
woodcut
sheet: 34.5 x 23.6 cm (13-9/16 x 9-5/16 in.)
Transferred from Louis Round Wilson Library, Rare Book Collection, Bequest of Susan Gray Akers, 85.1.5 a-c
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9. Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867 – 1947
La Revue Blanche , 1894
color lithograph
image: 34.4 x 58.6 cm (13-9/16 x 23-1/16 in.)
UNC Art Department Collection, 57.3.4
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10. Annie Leibovitz, American, born 1949, photographer
The Sopranos, Fourth Season , 2002
color photomechanical half-tone print
sheet: 56.8 x 87.6 cm (22-3/8 x 34-1/2 in.)
Ackland Fund, 2005.3.1
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Witness to History
Commentary of various kinds on distant and recent historic events.
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11. François Georgin, French, 1801 – 1863
Napoleon at Arcis-sur-Aube , 1836
woodcut with stencil coloring
image: 33.2 x 53.3 cm (13-1/16 x 21 in.)
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.161
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12. Auguste Raffet, French, 1804 – 1860
The Midnight Review (La Revue Nocturne) , 1836
lithograph
image: 20.1 x 27.4 cm (7-7/8 x 10-3/4 in.)
Ackland Fund, 68.34.6
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13. George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811 – 1879
John Sartain, American, 1808 – 1897
County Election , 1854
engraving
image: 56.2 x 76.5 cm (22-1/8 x 30-1/8 in.)
Given in honor of Gaillard F. Ravenel by Frances Smyth, 97.18
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14. Diego Rivera, Mexican, 1886 – 1957
Red Square (cover for Fortune magazine), March 1932
color photomechanical line block print
sheet: 35.6 x 28.7 cm (14 x 11-5/16 in.)
Gift of Amanda M. Hughes in Memory of Richard N. Hughes, 2005.6
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15. Eduardo Paolozzi, British, 1924 - 2005
General Dynamic F.U.N. , 1965/70, published 1970
50 prints; color lithograph and screenprint on various materials, 38.0 x 25.4 cm (15 x 10 in.)
Gift of Edward J. Safdie through the Ackerman Foundation, 81.42.1
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16. Art Spiegelman, American, born 1948
9/11/01 (cover for TheNew Yorker magazine), September 24, 2001
color photomechanical half-tone print
sheet: 27.3 x 20.2 cm (10-12/16 x 7-15/16 in.)
Ackland Fund, 2005.13
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17. Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 – 1528
Death and the Mercenary , 1510
woodcut
image: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (4-13/16 x 3-3/8 in.)
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.32
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18. Jacques Callot, French, 1592 – 1635
The Miseries of War (large version), 1633
18 etchings
plate: 9.0 x 19.1 cm (3-9/16 x 7-1/2 in.)
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 2004.15.1.1-18
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19. Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746 – 1828
I Saw This Too (Y Esto Tambien) , from The Disasters of War, circa 1815, published 1863
etching
plate: 16.2 x 21.9 cm (6-3/8 x 8-5/8 in.)
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 2004.15.3
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20. Rockwell Kent, American, 1882 – 1971
The Seven Ages of Man , 1918
title page and four photomechanical line block prints
image: 11.4 x 10.3 cm (4-1/2 x 4-1/16 in.)
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.950a-d
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Satire
Caricature is a special case of visual commentary, using exaggeration to ridicule.
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21. Honoré Daumier, French, 1808 – 1879
The Legislative Belly (Le Ventre Legislatif) , 1834
lithograph
image: 27.9 x 43.2 cm (11 x 17 in.)
Burton Emmett Collection, 58.1.19
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22. George Grosz, German, 1893 – 1959
Gypsy Music [Night Life] , 1921 (published 1924) photolithograph
image: 48.9 x 34.9 cm (19-1/4 x 13-3/4 in.)
Gift of W. P. Jacocks, 58.2.26
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23. Israhel van Meckenem, German, before 1450 – 1503 The Angry Wife , circa 1495/1503
engraving
sheet: 16.1 x 11.0 cm (6-3/8 x 4-5/16 in.)
Ackland Fund, 63.38.1
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24. Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881 – 1973
The Artist and the Child , 1949
lithograph
sheet: 65.1 x 49.8 cm (25-5/8 x 19-5/8 in.)
Gift of W. P. Jacocks, 58.2.148
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25. Carrie Mae Weems, American, born 1953
Not Manet's Type , 2001
photo-offset lithograph
sheet: 102.2 x 50.8 cm (40-1/4 x 20 in.)
Ackland Fund, 2002.24.3
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