Stanley William Hayter, a chemist by training from Britain, spent most of his life in Paris, where in 1927 he founded an experimental workshop for the graphic arts -- Atelier 17 -- that played a central role in the 20th century revival of the print as an independent art form. (The name was adopted in 1933 when Hayter moved his establishment from its original home to 17 Rue Campagne-Premiène).
In 1940-50 he lived in New York, taking Atelier 17 with him. Hayter returned t (showing 500 of 1157 characters). |
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