Swedish Prints

All of the (27) blockprints, etchings, lithographs, and screenprints in this exhibition are selected from the art collection of Eva and Ramon Powers, of Topeka, Kansas. Eva Redin Powers grew up in Eskilstuna, Sweden before the family moved to Stockholm, so the prints displayed in this show with scenes of the cities are particularly dear to her heart. The artist Birger Halling (1907-1996) also resided in Eskilstuna, and was a close friend of the Redin family. On Eva’s 14th birthday, Halling presented her with a painting of flowers, inscribed personally to her, which must have provided an early inspiration to surround herself with art ever after. When Eva and Ramon married, Halling gave them an inscribed print as a wedding gift for their Kansas home. Two of Halling’s color screenprints are included in this exhibition.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website