s3e33 one of Jim Dine's favorite printers, Ruth Lingen

In s3e33, Platemark podcast host Ann Shafer talks with Ruth Lingen, printer and owner of Line Press Limited, located in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Line Press Limited does just about everything except screenprinting. Ruth is a jack-of-all-trades, and loves book arts the most, from papermaking to typesetting to printing and binding. After studying with the legendary Walter Hamady, Ruth got her start in New York with Joe Wilfer in the very early days of Pace Prints. She printed for many artists while at Pace, including Chuck Close and Jim Dine (for whom she still prints every summer in Walla Walla). Ruth worked closely with Bill Hall and Julia D’Amario at Pace, both of whom are previous guests on Platemark: Bill is featured in s3e6  and Julia appears in s3e15.

Ruth has collaborated with more than 50 of the world's greatest artists—on prints (some for Pace editions, some on her own) and very special limited edition artist books. In addition to Dine and Close, she has collborated on editions with such art-world luminaries as Robert Ryman, Mary Heilmann, Kiki Smith, Claes Oldenberg, Bob Holman, Robert Creeley, Jessica Stockholder, Jeremy Sigler, Donald Traever, Al Held, and John Chamberlain. Lingen's work can be found in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Getty, and the Brooklyn Museum, as well as in more than 20 libraries, from the New York Public Library to the Harvard University Library.

Louise Nevelson (American, born Ukraine, 1899–1988). Untitled, 1985. Cast paper relief. 14 x 14 ¼ in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 250.

Suzanne Anker (American, born 1946). Organic Abstract Cast Paper Sculpture, 1990. 20 x 20 in. Unique.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Emma, 2002. Woodcut in the Ukiyo-e style. 43 x 35 in. (109.2 x 88.9 cm.). Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 55.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Phil / Manipulated, 1982. 24-color handmade paper. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 20.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Roy Paper/Pulp, 2009. Stenciled handmade paper. 35 ½ x 28 ½ in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 30.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Self Portrait/Spitbite, 1988. Spitbite etching. Sheet: 20 ½ x 15 5/8 in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 50.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Lucas/Woodcut, 1993. Color woodcut with color stencil (pochoir). Sheet: 1181 × 914 mm. (46 1/2 × 36 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 50.

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). Self-Portrait I (Dots), 1997. Reduction linoleum cut. 24 x 18 in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 70.

Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937). Clown Speedo, 1998. Aquatint. Sheet: 36 x 26 ½ in.; plate: 27 ¾ x 20 in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 35.

Francesco Clemente (American, born Italy, 1952). Art Pro Choice II, 1991. Three-color relief print. Sheet: 20 x 16 in. Published by NARAL. Edition of 125.

Alan Shields (American, 1944–2005). Synchromesh, from the series Soft and Fluffy Gears, 1987. Punched, glued, sewn, and assembled handmade paper. Sheet: 21 x 18 ½ in. Co-published by Pace Editions and Tandem Press. Edition of 15.

Michael Young (American, born 1952). Impossibility of Perpetual Motion I, 1990. Relief print with screenprint and sand. 33 1/2 x 29 ¼ in. Published by Spring Street Workshop. Edition of 35.

Jane Hammond (American, born 1950), Untitled (monoprint), 2008. Relief print with collage elements created using lithography, linoleum cut, rubber stamp, digital and relief printing, with additional watercolor and hand coloring by the artist. 30 x 22 in. Published by Pace Editions. Unique.

Jim Dine (American, born 1955). A Garden, 2010. Two-color woodcut. Sheet: 58 x 44 in. Edition of 12.

Jim Dine (American, born 1955). The Felt Skull, 1994. Woodcut on felt. 39½ x 31 ½. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 7.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935). Love and Grief, 1992. Diptych of woodcuts with hand coloring. Overall: 41¼ × 65½ in. (105 × 166 cm.). Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 17.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935). The Orange Birthday Bathrobe, 2010. Lithograph, woodcut, etching, and rubber stamp. Sheet: 138.4 x 97.8 cm. Cristea Roberts Gallery. Edition of 28.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935). Bleeding Boy, 2008. Linoleum cut. Image: 64 3/4 × 38 5/8 in. (164.5 × 98.1 cm.); Sheet: 68 1/4 × 40 in. (173.4 × 101.6 cm.). Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. Edition of 14.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935). Raven on Lebanese Border, 2000. Softground etching and woodcut with white hand coloring. Sheet: 781 × 864 mm. (30 3/4 × 34 in.); plate: 676 × 768 mm. (26 5/8 × 30 1/4 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 8.

Robert Ryman (American, 1930–2019). Conversion, 2001. Three-color relief print on aluminum. 15 x 15 in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 25.

John Chamberlain (American, 1927–2011). Conversations with Myself, 1992. Artist book, with letterpess and additional drypoint print. Page: 6 x 6 in. Published by Pace Editions. Edition of 108.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935), printed by Julia D’Amario. Astonishing, Health and Sunshine, 2021. Spitbite aquatint, drypoint and lithograph with hand-coloring on Shiramibe paper, mounted onto three sheets of Hahnemuhle Copperplate White paper. Sheet (each): 142.7 x 83.1 cm.; image (each): 125.7 x 68 cm. Cristea Roberts Gallery. Edition of 11.

Jim Dine (American, born 1935). Electrolyte In Blue, 2023. Bound volume with letterpress, intaglio, and lithography. Edition of 7.

Spreads from Jim Dine (American, born 1935). Electrolyte In Blue, 2023. Bound volume with letterpress, intaglio, and lithography. Edition of 7.

Michael Stipe (American, born 1960). The Name Project, 2022. Artist’s book project compiled from 45 editioned book objects. Sizes vary. Editions vary between 4 and 6.

USEFUL LINKS

Line Press Limited https://www.linepresslimited.com/

Timelapse of Roy paper pulp print being made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upgJA6Azpo

Ruth describing making Lucas paper pulp. Good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZttkbmtqKo

Ruth’s talk at William Paterson University Art Galleries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lq3x3O1HU

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