Marisol to Warhol: Printmaking and Creative Collaboration

Marisol to Warhol: Printmaking and Creative Collaboration, brings together more than a dozen portfolios and suites in DelArt’s collection. The featured prints showcase the creative collaboration of artists who experiment across media. The exhibition presents a who’s who of American artists working in the second half of the 20th century, including Marisol, William Majors, Jacob Lawrence, Andy Warhol, Audrey Flack, Robert Blackburn, Ben Sakoguchi, Lorna Simpson, Lowell Nesbitt, and Luis Jiménez. Produced by individuals and print shops, these groups of prints functioned as tools for commemoration, fundraising, and political awareness in a range of techniques, styles and intentions.

Joining the exhibition is a special loan from Art Bridges, Williams T. Williams’ painting Walter’s Advice from 1970. Produced the same year as a newly acquired print portfolio by Williams, Walter’s Advice employs similar forms and colors. The two are displayed together to showcase an artist’s creative exploration across media and the collaborative aspect of printmaking.

The 1920's... The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots, from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Sprint of Independence, 1975. Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000). Seven color screen print, composition: 32 × 24 7/8 in, sheet: 34 3/4 × 26 in. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Lorillard, a Division of Loew's Theatres, Inc., 1975. © 2025 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Untitled, 1978. Marisol (1930–2016). Lithograph, sheet: 52 × 38 in. (132.1 × 96.5 cm). Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Robert D. LeBeau, 1981. © 2025 Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Merce, from the Merce Cunningham Portfolio, 1974, published 1975. Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Screen print, composition: 27 3/16 × 18 7/8 in, sheet: 30 × 20 1/16 in. Delaware Art Museum, F. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 2015. © 2025 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists. Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Furg, from the Merce Cunningham Portfolio, 1975, published 1975. Frank Stella (1936–2024). Offset lithograph and screen print, composition: 8 1/4 × 20 in, sheet: 17 × 22 in. Delaware Art Museum, F. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 2015. © 2025 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Diamonds, 1 of 4 (Ace), 1972. Salvador Dalí (1904–1989). Color lithograph, composition: 14 3/16 × 9 1/4 in, sheet: 25 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Reese and Marilyn Palley, 1991. © 2025 Salvador Dalí, Gala Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Moon Shot, 1969. Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993). Color lithograph on black paper, sheet: 22 × 29 1/2 in. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Reese and Marilyn Palley, 1991. © 2025 Lowell Nesbitt / VAGA for ARS, New York, NY.

Lost Rabbit, 1970. Peter Paone (born 1936). Lithograph, sheet: 20 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Makler, 1971. © Peter Paone.

Lotto: The American Dream, 1992. Luis Cruz Azaceta (born 1942). Nine color screen print, composition: 14 1/2 × 23 inches, sheet: 26 x 26 inches. Delaware Art Museum, F. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1993. © Luis Cruz Azaceta. Courtesy George Adams Gallery.

America Her Best Product, 1974. Ed Ruscha (born 1937). Four color lithograph, sheet: 31 3/8 × 23 1/2 in. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Lorillard, a Division of Loew's Theatres, Inc., 1975. © Ed Ruscha.

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This exhibition is made possible through support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the Johannes R. and Betty P. Krahmer American Art Exhibition Fund, with generous support provided by Art Bridges. This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.