Tenth Memory

June WayneWW-1961-119370

1961·Lithograph on paper·Sheet: 76.4 × 56.6 cm (30 1/8 × 22 5/16 in.)

<p>Wayne's involvement with her own art is often eclipsed by her roles as founder of Tamarind and spokesperson for printmaking. <em>Tenth Memory</em> exemplifies her command of the most difficult of lithographic drawing media, the tusche wash (a greasy liquid used to create the effect of wash drawing). Here she employs the medium to spectacular effect: the swirling patterns known as retriculations are achieved only with an exercise of great control by both artist and printer.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1961
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 76.4 × 56.6 cm (30 1/8 × 22 5/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: June Wayne

Artist

June Wayne

Printmaking

June Wayne was an American painter and printmaker who worked across abstraction and figuration, with particular mastery in lithography and color theory. Born in 1918, she developed a practice rooted in postwar modernism, creating large-scale works that combined gestural painting with rigorous compositional structure. Wayne founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles in 1960, an institution that became central to the revival of fine art printmaking in America. Her own paintings and prints explored the interplay of form, light, and color as vehicles for emotional and intellectual content.

Chicago, IL, USA

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