ALEX KATZ "GREEN JACKET" SCREENPRINT, 1990 Arthur Fellig Weegee He became an active printmaker

He became an active printmaker and papermaker

around the age of 50

York University (Toronto)

it was intended as one of General Ideas first forays into street art or public art

ALEX KATZ "GREEN JACKET" SCREENPRINT, 1990 Arthur Fellig Weegee He became an active printmakerAlex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art making since the 1950's however, it wasn't until the 60's when he established his signature 'flat' figurative style. Over the succeeding decades, Katz kept the tradition of figurative painting alive as it had long gone out of style. For Katz, printmaking has always been an essential part of his process, and an integral part of his oeuvre. He began experimenting with printmaking while attending Cooper