Scrape, Cut, Gouge, Bite, Print...
The Graphic Work of Charlie Hewitt 1976-2006
The Bates College Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Farnsworth
Museum of Art and the Maine Print Project, will present the second in a
series of Collection Projects: an exhibition of the prints of Charlie
Hewitt from October 27, 2006 through March 18, 2007.
Born in Lewiston in 1946, Hewitt grew up in Auburn and Brunswick. A student of Philip Guston, David Hare and Elaine DeKooning at the New York Studio School, Hewitt has played a significant role in printmaking in Maine since 1984, when he returned to the state to work at the Vinalhaven Press.
As the repository for Hewitt's graphic work, the Bates College Museum
of art has an extensive collection that will provide the material for
this retrospective exhibition, including woodcuts, drypoints, etchings
and digital prints.