Past Exhibition

Protest and Social Comment in Prints

Hans Lützelburger, Traffic in Indulgences, c. 1524, woodcut on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4853

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    Ground Floor, Gallery G-19 (625 sq. ft.)
Hans Lützelburger, Traffic in Indulgences, c. 1524, woodcut on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.4853

Overview: The prints on view illustrated a response to war, suffering, and social evils. Among the artists were Hans Holbein, Jacques Callot, Pieter Bruegel, Francisco de Goya, Honoré Daumier, Käthe Kollwitz, and Antonio Frasconi.

Organization: The works were selected mainly from the Rosenwald collection by H. Diane Russell, assistant curator of graphic arts.