Arriving in 1947 from California as a painter to a dysfunctional art department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Warrington Colescott soon became part of an outstanding group of young printmakers who revamped the department. With colleagues such as Alfred Sessler, Dean Meeker, Ray Gloeckler and William Weege, he experimented and entered print shows across the country. Made in multiples and easily shipped to exhibitions around the country, his prints raised his profile to the point where the big curators on the coastsâ??and abroadâ??took notice.
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