Drawings & Etchings of Charles Wright

← v13n2, Fall 2014

These drawings and etchings of Charles Wright span eleven years, the first two were created in 1993, the third in 1995, and the final in 2004.

Charles Wright, 1993, Intaglio — Charles Wright , 1993 Intaglio 18 x 15 in.

Charles Wright, 1993, edition 25, etching — Charles Wright , 1993, edition 25 Etching 10 x 7 in.

An Ordinary Afternoon in Charlottesville, 1995, intaglio — An Ordinary Afternoon in Charlottesville , 1995 Intaglio 22⅜ x 20⅜ in.

Charles Wright, 2004, etching — Charles Wright , 2004 Etching 14¾ x 11¼ in

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David Freed

David Freed is an American artist whose work has been shown extensively worldwide, including in the following collections: the Albertina Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Charlotte, the Museum of Modern Art and the New York Public Library, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Yale University, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum of London; and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Freed is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Fulbright Grant, the World Print Competition, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship, the Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts, and the VCU Award of Distinction from the Southern Graphic Council. Freed earned a BFA from Miami University of Ohio and an MFA from the University of Iowa. In 1966, Freed founded the printmaking department at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he is now a professor emeritus.