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Inaugurated on September 22, 2001, the Harnett Print Study Center opened with generous funding from Joel (RC'45) and Lila Harnett, Phoenix, Arizona. The Center is a facility dedicated to the education, research, and exhibition of works on paper, and it extends the Museums' mission to provide a forum for the study and appreciation of the visual arts.
The 1,200-square-foot facility houses the permanent collection of prints, drawings, and photographs of the University of Richmond Museums and includes an exhibition space, a secure print storage area, a seminar room for the University's art history and studio art courses, and a viewing area for prints being researched by students, faculty, and visiting scholars.
Prints provide a truly unique opportunity for viewers to learn about artists and their technical styles as well as their myriad influences and environments. The University Museums' collection features works by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828), William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), Pat Steir (American, born 1940), and Fred Wilson (American, born 1954), among many others. The Harnett Print Study Center has also acquired an extensive collection of work by the following artists: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664), Pierre Daura (American, born Spain, 1896-1976), Andreas Feininger (American, born France, 1906-1999), and J.J. Lankes (American, 1884-1960).
For more information about printmaking in general, see the online exhibition "Looking at Prints."