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St John’s University’s Department of Fine Arts presents: Prints & Books: Artist Collaborations with Printmaker Ruth Lingen at the Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery on the University’s Queens Campus beginning August 20.

This exhibition features the artistic collaborations between noted printmaker Ruth Lingen and some of today’s most influential artists including Chuck Close, Jim Dine and Kiki Smith.
 
Lingen, a master printer who started Poote Press in 1982, has worked with some of the world’s greatest artists to publish limited edition books using her unique techniques for bookbinding and papermaking. Her work has been exhibited in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago, as well as libraries throughout the country.  

This exhibition is free of charge and open to the public.

Dates
August 20 – October 5, 2007

Location
Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery
Sun Yat Sen Hall
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY

Hours
Tuesday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
 
Reception
Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 6 - 8 p.m.

For more information on this exhibit, or for directions please call (718) 990-7476. 

For media inquires, please contact Elizabeth Reilly, Assistant Director of Media Relations, St. John’s University at (718) 990-5789, or e-mail inquires to reillye@stjohns.edu.