With works from the romanticists Theodore Gericault and Eugene Delacroix to impressionists Mary Cassatt and Camille Pissarro to modernists Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, "Printer's Ink" traces the evolution of printmaking from the 16th-century practice of printing from carved woodblocks to drawing with a crayon on metal plates.

Andy Warhol's example of screen printing, "Cantaloupes 1," is one of the simplest yet most visually exciting prints in this show.

While the UMFA's contribution of prints is small compared to the number of prints included in the traveling show, together the two create an exhibition replete with history, technique, imagination and virtuosity; they are a must-see for anyone interested in the printmaking process and a definite must-see for everyone else.

• "Southern Graphics Council Traveling Prints" and "Printer's Ink" can also serve as a primer for another local printmaking exhibit — "SLAP 2005" at the Patrick Moore Gallery, 511 W. 200 South (521-5999). Participating local printmakers are Gary Barton, Ryan J. Bench, Paul Vincent Bernard, Fred Brayman, Sandy Brunvand, Justin Diggle, Stefanie Dykes, Paul Heath, Lisa Hubbert, Veera Kasicharernvat, Wayne Kimball, Martha Klein, Robert Kleinschimidt, Karl Pace, Camila Taylor and Koichi Yamamoto.

The show at Patrick Moore only runs through Friday, but for lovers of printmaking, there is still plenty of time to visit the UMFA and renew your love affair with the print.

If you go

What: Southern Graphics Council Traveling Prints and Printer's Ink

Where: Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah

When: Through Dec. 4

Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;

Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.;

Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;

closed Monday

How much: Adults, $4; seniors (65 and older), $2; youth (6-18), $2; children under 6, U. students and staff, free

Phone: 581-7332

Web: www.umfa.utah.edu

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