Norman Zammitt
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ArtistCanadian, 1931–2007
CultureCanadian
Titles
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Date1967
MediumLithograph in colors on Japanese nacre kozo paper, trial proof E/R
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 19 × 28 3/4 in. (48.3 × 73 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Dena M. Woodall in honor of Jenny Dally
Object number2023.451
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist and Tamarind Lithography Workshop, 1967; collection of David Folkman (1938-1993)1; [Folkman Inventory Sale, Houston, TX, Dec. 11, 2021]; purchased by Dena M. Woodall, Houston, Dec. 11, 2021; given to MFAH, 2023.

1. David Folkman was one of the first Master Printers to graduate from the Tamarind Institute. He arrived in Houston in 1972, bringing with him Little Egypt Enterprises, where artists worked with master craftspeople to create multiples in lithography, etching, and ceramics. Folkman’s print collection included hundreds of prints by the likes of Bob Camblin, Penny Cerling, Lucas Johnson, Gail Siptak, Earl Staley, and many others, including work by artists Folkman worked with at Tamarind and Collector’s Press in San Francisco.
Exhibition HistoryNone known for this impression
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center left edge and center right edge: CREAM / PINK
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, left bottom edge: TRIAL PROOF E
Verso: Signed and dated in graphite, center bottom edge: Norman Zammitt [cursive] 67
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: Nacre

Verso: Stamped in gray ink, bottom right corner: Tamarind Lithography Workshop chop mark and David Folkman printer’s mark
Catalogue raisonnéTamarind Lithography Workshop 2151

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