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Charles Capps, James Swann and the Prairie Print Makers

May 30, 2019 2 Comments

By Jim Rosenthal In 1946 Charles Merrick “Chili” Capps knew as much about the running of a print association as anyone. He was one of the founders of the Prairie Print Makers. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of that organization from 1940 to 1942 and was serving at that time as President. He also was a […]

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The Prairie Print Makers Presentation Prints – Over Three Decades of Print Making Excellence

January 17, 2016 10 Comments

The Prairie Print Makers was organized in Wichita, Kansas in 1930 with ten charter members: Lloyd Foltz, Arthur W. Hall, Norma Bassett Hall, C. A. Seward, Birger Sandzen, Charles M. Capps, Edmund Kopietz, Herschel Logan, Clarence A. Hotvedt and Leo Courtney William Dickerson was invited to join and was elected as the first Artist Member […]

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A Collector’s Must Read – “Small Victories” by Dave H. Williams

September 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

“Small Victories: One Couple’s Surprising Adventures Building an Unrivaled Collection of American Prints” by Dave Williams (Boston: David R. Godine, 2015) is a great read for any collector.  The book chronicles the “small victories” of Dave and Reba Williams in collecting over six thousand prints.   It is not a book about art although there […]

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