Events Calendar The Cultural Politics of Prints: The 2007-2008 Samuel H. Kress Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Exhibition October 30, 2008 - February 22, 2009 Hendrick Goltzius (after Dirck Barendsz) The Venetian Ball, 1584 Engraving on paper, 17 x 29 1/4 inches Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Edward J. Gallagher, Jr. Memorial Fund 2003.014.007 Download the gallery guide for The Cultural Politics of Prints (Adobe Acrobat file, may take a moment to download) Curated by Dr. Christina Lindeman, the 2008 Samuel H. Kress Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, this exhibition brings to fruition a year-long research project that examines a selection of Old Master prints from the UAMA collections and brings new contextual information to bear on their meaning. The concept of intellectual property is of tremendous importance in contemporary life, particularly in the age of the Internet, when an idea or image can be transmitted instantly to millions of people around the globe. In fact, today, the sense that we must protect the products of our intellectual labor seems second nature. This was not always the case. The definitions of intellectual property rights and the legal mechanisms that protect them have evolved and changed over time. The Cultural Politics of Prints explores the birth and early development of such mechanisms, and the political, social, and economic interests that drove them, specifically as they pertain to the world of printmaking. Featured artists include Giorgio Ghisi, Ugo da Carpi, Albrecht Dürer, Philip Galle, Hendrick Goltzius, and Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, among others. The Cultural Politics of Prints is supported by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. Visit our Exhibition History page for information on past exhibitions at UAMA. UAMA: (520) 621-7567 Fax: (520) 621-8770 Mailing address: The University of Arizona Museum of Art PO Box 210002 Tucson, AZ 85721-0002 All contents copyright © 2008. Arizona Board of Regents. Maintained by: hershoff@u.arizona.edu