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Emma Amos
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Born 1938. Emma Amos began painting and drawing at age 6, when she was living in Atlanta, Georgia. As an emerging artist in New York City in the ’60s, Emma was the only female artist invited to join Spiral, a collective of African-American artists. Emma joined Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop Inc. Amos work is included in the permanent collections of MoMA, British Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Franklin Furnace, Shomburg Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Ford Foundation Collection, among others. Kathy collaborated with Amos as master printer and plate maker from 1973 to 2009.
 Dream Girl, 1978Etching with aquatint I: 15" x 17.5" P: 23" x 25" |  Pool Lady, 1980Etching with aquatint I: 23.25" x 21.5" P: 32" x 28.5" |  Woman with Hat, 1980Soft ground aquatint I: 17.75" x 13.25" P: 30" x 22.25" |
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 Twined Flowers, 2009Aquatint, pochoir and chine collé w/ hand coloring I: Bleed P: 15.5" x 13.75" |  Nadinola, 1993Relief with handmade paper chine collé and ribbons I: 11.5" x 10" P: 21" x 15" |  Crown, 2002Soft ground with carborundum I: 14.50" x 10" P: 17" x 20" |
 No Title, 1998(Louis Armstrong) on verso Paper lithography I: 11.75" x 9" P: 18.5" x 12" |  No Title, 1988Stencil with color Xerox transfer I: 19.5” x 12” P: 19.5” x 12” |  Bootstraps, 1997Paper Lithography I: 12.5" x 17" P: 22" x 26" |
 Girl with Checkered Tablecloth, 1978Etching with Silkscreen I: 17.5” x 23.5” P: 22.25” x 30” |  On Top of the World, 1995Silk aquatint with textile chine-collé I: 30" x 22" P:Bleed |  On Top of the World, 1995Silk aquatint I: 24” x 18” P: 29.75” x 22” |
 No Title, 1983Steel soft ground with hand coloring I: 41.5" x 30" P: 44.5" x 30" |  Red, White and Blue, 1995Monotype with color Xerox decal on HMP I: 15.5" x 23.75" P: 24" x 31" |  Black Leopards, 1986Relief stencil with monotype I: 22.5" x 39" P: 25" x 39" |
 Joe Louis, 1986Silk aquatint I: Bleed P: 44.75" x 15.25" |
 Gorilla, 1985Shaped handmade paper I: 20" x 26" P: Bleed |  Crocodile, 1985Shaped Handmade Paper I: 10" x 32.5 P: Bleed" |  Zebras, 1985Handmade paper and weaving I: 24" x 34.5" P: Bleed |
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 Hartibeests & Cheetah, 1983Pochoir monotype rubbing w/ hand coloring I: 24" x 34.5" P: Bleed |  Octopus, 1987Water Series Silk aquatint I: 39.75" x 31.5" P: 46.25" x 31.5" |  Red Fish, 1987Water Series Silk aquatint and glitter I: 39.75" x 31.5" P: 48" x 31.75" |
 Ray, 1987Water Series Silk aquatint I: 39.75" x 31.5" P: 46.5" x 31.5" |  Mandrill (Creatures of the Night), 1985Silk aquatint I: 22.25” x 30” P: Bleed |  Gorilla (Creatures of the Night), 1985Silk aquatint I: 22” x 30” P: Bleed |
 No Title (Creatures of the Night), 1985Silk aquatint I: 22.25" x 30" P: Bleed |  Untitled (Creatures of the Night), 1985Silk aquatint I: 22" x 30" P: Bleed |
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