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The Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

From 1966 until 2001 master printer Kenneth Tyler collaborated with some of the most influential artists of the twentieth century on projects that pushed the artistic and technical boundaries of printmaking. The National Gallery of Australia's Kenneth Tyler Print Collection is the most comprehensive collection of post-war American art outside the United States, comprising over 7400 editioned prints, proofs, drawings, paper works, screens, multiples and illustrated books as well as a collection of rare candid photography, film and audio. The collection website is a rich source of information on American printmaking and printmakers from the second half of the twentieth century.

History of Kenneth Tyler

Man in an art workshop using a large paint roller to press paint ink on stone

About the Tyler collection

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Printmaking

Four men looking at paper with freshly printed artwork on it

Artists

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Provenance

European & American Art Provenance Project
1933–1945

Painting of a grassy path through a village

Investigation into the provenance of artwork presumed to have been in Europe between 1933 and 1945. Do you have information about any of these works?

Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

Reflections on a life in print: Kenneth Tyler in conversation

The artist Frank Stella stands with a cigar in hand bemusedly tilting his head as he interogates his recent masterpieces in print. Nearby the master printer Kenneth Tyler muses on the quality of the paper on which he has printed. His gigantic mustache seems to weigh him down heavily, judging by his posture.

Assistant Curator David Greenhalgh in conversation with master printer Kenneth Tyler at his home in the countryside surrounding New York.

Read Time 20 minutes
Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

History of Kenneth Tyler

Man in an art workshop using a large paint roller to press paint ink on stone

Kenneth Tyler was a progressive force in the world of art, pushing the artistic and technical boundaries of printmaking and papermaking.

The Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

Buy the Whole Damn Thing: The Tyler Collection

Man in an art workshop using a large paint roller to press paint ink on stone

78 artists, 7400+ works of art and 120,000 archive photographs. Curator David Greenhalgh shares how the collection came to call the Gallery home.

Read Time 19 minutes
Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

Printmaking

Four men looking at paper with freshly printed artwork on it

Printers and artists worked together to broaden techniques, advance technologies, and expand the possibilities of printmaking.

Kenneth E. Tyler Collection

Kenneth Price

Black and white portrait photo of Kenneth Price

One of 77 artists who collaborated with master printer Kenneth Tyler.

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