Prints of the Twentieth Century

World of Art

by Riva Castleman

Works from the collection of New York City's Museum of Modern Art illustrate a history-survey of modern printmaking and of the styles, techniques, and modes of such masters as Chagall, Klee, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, and Rauschenberg

Genres: Art

240 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 1988

About the author

Riva Castleman (August 15, 1930 – September 4, 2014) was an American art historian and art curator.

Castleman is credited with promoting the mediums of printmaking and illustrated books as serious forms of fine art. From 1976–95 she was Director of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.