1st UK Screen Prints

A unique opportunity to add to your collection 50's to 70's silk screen prints by artists Francis and Dorothy Carr. The experimental nature of these early prints was quickly recognised by discerning collectors and are now represented in British and international public and private collections.

HURRY WHILST STOCKS OF THESE LIMITED EDITION SILK SCREEN PRINTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE

COLLECTIONS
The Arts Council of England, The British Museum Dept. of Prints & Drawings, Victoria & Albert Museum Dept. of Prints & Drawings, Imperial War Museum, Leeds City Art Gallery, Museum of Labour Manchester, Australian National Gallery Canberra.

Francis and Dorothy Carr were the first artists to introduce silk screen printing into the UK in the late 40's and early 50's as a fine art process in its own right. What is particularly exciting and innovative about their place in its development is that they changed its application from commercial use, by sign writers and display firms, into an artistic medium for imaginative imaging. 
Combining knife-cut, hand drawn, and later photographic stencils they exploited its inherent boldness and directness to produce a unique set of limited edition prints. These were called serigraph, a word coined in America meaning 'to draw on silk', although most of the Carr's early prints were made using organdie, a sheer stiff muslin.
The most comprehensive exhibition of the Carr’s work - 'The Creative Screen' - was held at the Eckersley Gallery, London College of Communication, University of the Arts in 2002.


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