POSTED ON MARCH 18, 2009: The Fine Print Philbrook exhibit
displays the methodology of printmaking Shared. Young said the
works on display are relevant to today's artists, who either
create print reproductions of their work for distribution or who
use print making as an exploratory medium for creating new
works. Philbrook Museum of Art's latest exhibition, "Everyday
People, Everyday Places: Prints from the Age of Impressionism,"
which opens Sunday, March 22, is an interesting and educational
exhibit of prints that, at the time of their making, discreetly
foreshadowed future trends, evidence of the painter-printmaker's
influence on modern art. The advent of printmaking helped
artists proliferate and profit from their works, but it wasn't
until 1830 in France when the idea was really embraced by
artists. Using etching techniques, artists who had never
attempted printmaking before could, with the help of a
professional printmaker, print multiple copies of the same
image. This allowed them to be more widely distr