The prints in this exhibition represent a historical overview of the Visiting Artist Series at Brandywine, which began in 1975 with the hosting of prominent Washington, DC-based painter Sam Gilliam. Gilliam is represented by a few prints that trace his early collaborations (Wissahickon) with master screen printer Allan Edmunds, through his work with offset lithography with printer Bob Franklin in the 1980s and 1990s. Gilliam was one of the many exceptional artists to participate in the program multiple times over several decades such as Keith Morrison, Moe Brooker, Howardena Pindell, E.J. Montgomery, John T. Scott, Lois M. Johnson, JuanSanchez and John E. Dowell, Jr. The exhibit demonstrates the variety of approaches and print media explored during the forty-two-year history of the Visiting ArtistSeries. These include intaglio, screen printing (a lot of photo screenprinting), relief, offset cylinder lithography, flat-bed lithography, embossment, collage, and assemblage. Editions ran as high as 100 to a few excursions into mono-printing with a major project by Hitoshi Nagazato that included 336 images printed as lithographs in an edition of two. Other major projects included SedrickHuckaby ‘s 99% Project, small editions of 101 images, and Murray Zimiles’ Holocaust Portfolio of 10 prints and 4colophon sheets, all printed as lithographs. In addition to printing for diverse artists based upon ethnicity, style, experience, and geographic location, we collaborated with major international artists of the Post ModernEra ─ Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Barbara Chase-Riboud, BetyeSaar, Richard Hunt, Benny Andrews, Jacob Landau Romas Viesulas, Al Loving and Belkis Ayon─ while recognizing the extraordinary talents of young artists such as Maya Freelon Asante, Jose Ortiz-Pagan, Danny Alvarez, Gustavo Garcia, Pablo Alarcon, and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum. Visiting artists are selected by a Review Committee, which may include curators, art historians, or former visiting artists as funds are available. The staff is assisted by a National Advisory when they are organizing special projects for grant applications that connect residencies with a special theme or planned exhibition. Philadelphia –based fine artists also have two current options available only to them. They may apply annually in the spring to the Libby Newman Fellowship Fund or the Joyce de Guatemala Fund. Information on these residencies is provided at www.brandywineworkshopandarchives.org