Mauricio Lasansky. Many may not know the name, but you have probably seen his work around Iowa. UNI has several of his pieces. The Cedar Rapids Art Center has done at least one solo exhibition of his work, as well as the Des Moines Art Center. University of Iowa also has quite a collection of his work. Lasansky was born in Argentina, and later moved to New York City. For over 30 years, his home was in Iowa City where he taught at the university.
He's internationally know for his large (some as large as 6 feet) portraits that are done in a variety of printmaking techniques: engraving, etching, soft ground, and scraping. Many of his later works incorporated several plates for just a single print, allowing him to change the look of one image.
Lasansky: Printmaker (769.924 LAS) is a catalog of his prints from 1933-1973.
c Waterloo Public Library 2007
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