About This Artwork
June Wayne
American, 1918-2011
Tenth Memory1961
Lithograph on paper
764 x 566 mm (sheet)
Gift of Burt Kleiner, 1963.1772
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Wayne's involvement with her own art is often eclipsed by her roles as founder of Tamarind and spokesperson for printmaking. Tenth Memory exemplifies her command of the most difficult of lithographic drawing media, the tusche wash (a greasy liquid used to create the effect of wash drawing). Here she employs the medium to spectacular effect: the swirling patterns known as retriculations are achieved only with an exercise of great control by both artist and printer.