In the past ten years no art medium in the U.S. has had such a dazzling rise to popularity as the once-neglected art of printmaking. This week two major print annuals give gallerygoers a chance to assay the current crop through a selection of prints that challenge traditional oils and watercolors in both richness of surface and color.
In Washington, D.C., a three-man jury went through 1,175 works submitted for the 14th National Exhibition at the Library of Congress, to pick 200 showpieces. In the Brooklyn Museum another jury winnowed out 109 works for...
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