Art historian Susan Tallman presents the first comprehensive survey of Marshall’s prints, spanning five decades and revealing a new dimension of his artistic practice.

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Kerry James Marshall is renowned for paintings that confront the underrepresentation of Black figures in Western art. Currently based in Chicago and originally from Birmingham, Alabama—he is considered one of the most influential artists working today. In Kerry James Marshall: The Complete Prints, 1976–2022, Susan Tallman explores the artist’s extensive print production, much of which has remained largely unseen and unknown to the public. She offers insight into the themes, techniques, and social commentary that define his work, as well as the discoveries that shaped the catalog raisonné.

Coinciding with the Library’s Print Collection’s recent acquisition of one of Marshall’s prints, Tallman examines the evolution of a groundbreaking artist and the role of printed images and printmaking in his broader practice.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Susan Tallman is an art historian and critic who has written extensively on contemporary art, authenticity, printed images, and other aspects of art and culture. A regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Atlantic, she has authored many books, most recently Kerry James Marshall: The Complete Prints. She is currently working on a global history of portraiture.

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Courtesy Susan Tallman