Robert Colescott Print: "Drive" (1989)

Robert ColescottDrive, 1989Lithograph with chine collé on Somerset paper12 x 12 1/8 inches 30.5 x 30.8 centimetersEdition of 30, 2TP, and 10 Roman numbered impressions Robert Colescott worked in a number of mediums throughout his long career, including a variety of print techniques from serigraphy and lithography to woodcuts and etchings. Five editions made from 1989 to 1997 are featured in the gallery’s Colescott Print Shop.  Just one of many editions printed during Colescott’s 1989 residency at the esteemed Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Drive features chine collé, a technique for adhering a layer of thin paper onto a heavier base paper during the printing process. The weight of the lithography stone used to transfer the inked image onto the surface of the papers causes the layers of paper to bond. The darker gray of the Japanese paper on the left side of Drive creates a natural divide that accentuates the composition of the print, which portrays a man and woman out f