curatorial essay - International Print Center New York

CHECKLIST
Herbert Leupin
Adelboden, 1947
39.75 x 25.25 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by Brügger, Meiringen.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Martin Peikert
Wengen, 1948
39.75 x 26.25 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by unknown, AG., Zürich.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Martin Peikert
Wallis, 1942
50.25 x 35.5 iches
Color lithograph
Printed by Orell Füssli, AG., Zürich.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Leo Keck
Wengen
39.75 x 29.25 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by Gebr, Fretz AG., Zürich.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Otto Landolt
Weggis
40 x 25 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by Bucher, Lucerne.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Emil Cardinaux
Jungfraubahn, 1920
40 x 25.5 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by Paul Bender,
Zollikon-Zürich.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Plinio Gächter
Mürren, 1943
Color lithograph
39 ½ x 27 2/3 inches
Printed by Kümmerly &
Frey, Bern.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
Anonymous
Spiez
40 x 25 inches
Color lithograph
Printed by Gebr. Fretz AG., Zürich.
Image: Paul Rogers.
Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
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appreciation and understanding of the fine art
print worldwide. Through innovative programming, it fosters a climate for the enjoyment, examination and serious study of artists’ prints—
from the old master to the contemporary. IPCNY
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Erich Hermès, Hotels Seiler/Zermatt, circa 1930s, 50 x 35.5",
Color lithograph, Printed by Sauberlin & Pfeiffer, Vevey. Image:
Paul Rogers. Courtesy of Alice Spencer.
IPCNY is pleased to present Mountain Views:
Swiss Travel Posters from the Dana/Spencer Collection assembled by Olga and Arthur
Dana, an American couple who frequented the
ski resorts of the Swiss Alps during the 1950’s
and ‘60’s. These colorful vintage lithographs
have been lent for exhibition to IPCNY by their
daughter, Alice Dana Spencer.
Numbering some thirty-five examples in its entirety, the collection was originally shown at the
Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, VT. in 2001, and the next year at the Beard Gallery, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. IPCNY is indebted to Alice Dana Spencer for generously entrusting the posters
to us, and to Jeffrey I. Lee and Meghan Freeman, for the research, documentation and scholarship
accompanying the show.
IPCNY depends upon private and public donations to support its programs. A generous grant from
the PECO Foundation supports our exhibitions program. In addition to many generous individuals, the
following funders have supported IPCNY this season: the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation,
the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Jockey Hollow Foundation, The New York Community Trust, The New York State Council
on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, Porter Family Charitable Foundation, and Thompson Family Foundation. Generous grants from the
Areté Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the Greenwich Collection Ltd. and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs support the New Prints Program.
Cover design by Nathan Gotlib; brochure design by Lotte Allen.
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SWISS TRAVEL POSTERS
FROM THE DANA/SPENCER COLLECTION