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<p>Barbara Rossi focused part of her graduate studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) on printmaking, becoming Vera Berdich’s studio assistant and, eventually, her sabbatical replacement instructor. Concentrating on organic images that derived from doodles, Rossi evolved her prints into complex quilts, using squares printed from her etching plates. These seminal works were made during her first classes with Berdich. In 1971 Rossi took a teaching position at SAIC, a post she held until she retired in 2016.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1968
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 10.1 × 7.5 cm (4 × 3 in.); Sheet: 16.2 × 13.7 cm (6 7/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Barbara Rossi
Artist
Printmaking
Barbara Rossi was an American artist known for intricate linear drawings and prints that combined geometric precision with organic, biomorphic forms. Working primarily in ink and etching throughout her career, she developed a distinctive visual language that bridged abstraction and figuration, often incorporating serial repetition and layered mark-making. Her practice engaged with postwar developments in printmaking and drawing as primary media rather than preliminary stages.
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- Barbara Rossi
- Year
- 1968
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 10.1 × 7.5 cm (4 × 3 in.); Sheet: 16.2 × 13.7 cm (6 7/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1968-101623
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified