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John Himmelfarb

John Himmelfarb, born in 1946, is an artist living and working in Chicago, IL. Himmelfarb is known for idiosyncratic, yet modernist-based work across many media including drawing, printmaking, painting, and sculpture in a wide exploration of scale and presentation.

Background

MFA, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Cambridge, MA

BA, Harvard College; Cambridge, MA

Kohler Arts & Industry Residency (2007)

Pollack-Krasner Foundation Award (2002, 1986)

Illinois Arts Council Grant (2003, 1986)

National Endowment for the Arts (1982, 1985)

Normal Editions Projects

John Himmelfarb has participated in several collaborative print projects at Normal Editions Workshop during short term residencies and contract projects at the School of Art at Illinois State University since 1986.

John Himmelfarb draws in the studio.

Artist John Himmelfarb drawing on mylar at Normal Editions Workshop, 2017

Resources

Artist Website

John Himmelfarb on Wiki

Prints from Normal Editions

Forest, Tabula Tabula Picta, Proof Copy, and Parallels are included in the Marks from the Matrix and Illinois Artists traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Chapeau and Veneer Court are included in the Marks from the Matrix , Illinois Artists , and Selected Impressions traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Astronomer, Colorado, Eyeland, Key Note, and Quiz are included in the Illinois Artists and The Intimate Print traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Shop Notes and Female Voice are included in the Illinois Artists traveling exhibition available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Letter to Ray and untitled are included in the The Intimate Print traveling exhibition available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Grouper

Grouper

John Himmelfarb
four-color lithograph
22 3/8" x 24 3/8"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 2017
N.E.W. work# 17-101

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Available for sale

$1,200.00

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Driftless

Driftless

John Himmelfarb
one-color lithograph
22 3/8" x 24 3/8"
edition size: 12 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 2017
N.E.W. work# 17-102

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Available for sale

$800.00

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Forest

Forest

John Himmelfarb
two-color lithograph
20" x 41"
edition size: 12 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 2004
N.E.W. work # 04-104

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Chapeau

Chapeau

John Himmelfarb
six-color lithograph
22" x 30"
edition size: 36 arabic numeral impressions
copyright 2002
N.E.W. work # 02-102

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Available for sale

$700.00

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Veneer Court

Veneer Court

John Himmelfarb
seven-color lithograph and woodcut
26 1/4" x 20 5/16"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1997
N.E.W. work # 96-105

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Available for sale

$900.00

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Tabula Tabula Picta

Tabula Tabula Picta

John Himmelfarb
one-color lithograph
40" x 25"
edition size: 24 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1993
N.E.W. work # 93-102

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Available for sale

$4,000.00

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Proof Copy

Proof Copy

John Himmelfarb
seven-color lithograph
36" x 24"
edition size: 30 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1992
N.E.W. work # 92-103

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Available for sale

$1,200.00

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Shop Notes

Shop Notes

John Himmelfarb
one-color intaglio
39" x 27 1/4"
edition size: 12 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1992
N.E.W. work # 91-101

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Parallels

Parallels

John Himmelfarb
four-color lithograph
8" x 27"
edition size: 20 arabic numeral impressions
and 12 roman numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1986
N.E.W. work # 86-104

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Available for sale

$800.00

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Astronomer

Astronomer

John Himmelfarb
two-color intaglio
7 7/8" by 5 7/8"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work # 98-104

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Colorado

Colorado

John Himmelfarb
two-color intaglio
2" x 11 7/8"
edition size: 30 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work # 98-102a

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Eyeland

Eyeland

John Himmelfarb
one-color intaglio with chine collé
5 7/8" by 7 7/8"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work # 98-103

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Female Voice-Male

Female Voice-Male

John Himmelfarb
one-color lithograph
22 1/4" x 13 3/4"
edition size: 40 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1996
N.E.W. work # 96-103

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Key Note Speech

Key Note Speech

John Himmelfarb
one-color intaglio
5 7/8" x 7 7/8"
edition size: 35 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1998
N.E.W. work # 98-101

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Letter to Ray

Letter to Ray

John Himmelfarb
two-color intaglio
11" by 8 1/2"
edition size: 20 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1992
N.E.W. work # 92-104

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Quiz

Quiz

John Himmelfarb
one-color intaglio with chine collé
11 1/4" x 10"
edition size: 20 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1996
N.E.W. work # 96-104

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Silencio

Silencio

John Himmelfarb
one-color intaglio
2" x 11 7/8"
edition size: 5 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1999
N.E.W. work # 98-102b

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untitled

untitled

John Himmelfarb
one-color lithograph
5 1/8" by 8 1/2"
edition size: 22 arabic numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 1991
N.E.W. work # 91-102

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Collaboration with John Himmelfarb

John Himmelfarb drawing

John Himmelfarb drawing

John Himmelfarb drawing on Mylar with Stabilo pencils for the key layer

drawing on mylar

drawing on mylar

John Himmelfarb drawing the image for the key layer on Mylar

painting on mylar

painting on mylar

John Himmelfarb painting with wash on Mylar

detail of artist painting on mylar

detail of artist painting on mylar

detail of artist, John Himmelfarb, painting with wash on Mylar (note underlayers showing other Mylar drawings)

review of painted mylar drying

review of painted mylar drying

Molly Markow, John Himmelfarb, Amber Gravett, and Morgan Price
review painted wash on Mylar drying

discussion of mylar layers

discussion of mylar layers

Veda Rives, Morgan Price, and John Himmelfarb discuss the Mylar layers

drying the fresh lithography plate

drying the fresh lithography plate

Morgan Price drying the fresh lithography plate for run #4

sponging and rolling run#1

sponging and rolling run#1

Demetri Fisher sponging while Veda Rives prepares yellow ink roller for run#1

entrance to gallery

entrance to gallery

entrance to gallery for exhibition "Parallels: John Himmelfarb" in Transpace gallery of the Center for the Visual Arts building

discussing first project

discussing first project

Richard Finch and John Himmelfarb reminisce about their first collaborative project
together at Normal Editions Workshop from 1986, "Parallels"

artist with gallery patrons

artist with gallery patrons

artist John Himmelfarb talks with gallery patrons including Diana and Richard Finch

artist talking with guests

artist talking with guests

artist John Himmelfarb talking with Richard Finch

printing run #2

printing run #2

Micah Zavacky and Veda Rives printing run #2

printing run #3

printing run #3

Morgan Price sponging the plate with Michael Blake observing while Veda Rives prepares the blue ink for printing run #3

plate for run #4

plate for run #4

close up of plate for run #4 with black ink preparation in background

pulling a finished proof

pulling a finished proof

Veda Rives pulling a finished proof with assistants Demetri Fisher and Micah Zavacky

ready to sign

ready to sign

two editions stacked up and ready to sign

signing print editions

signing print editions

John Himmelfarb signing print editions with Veda Rives

signing name, title, impression number and year

signing name, title, impression number and year

John Himmelfarb signing his name, the title, number, and year on an impression

artist signs last print in the stack

artist signs last print in the stack

John Himmelfarb signs the last print in the stack to complete the edition

discussion, drawing and mylar prep

discussion, drawing and mylar prep

John Himmelfarb, Yoko Kawazoe, Chris Shepherd, and Richard Finch during the collaborative print project in 2002

protecting selected non-image areas of the plate

protecting selected non-image areas of the plate

Chris Shepherd, Yoko Kawazoe, and John Himmelfarb painting on plate etch in selected areas of the lithographic plate, 2002

talking with students

talking with students

John Himmelfarb (2nd from right) talks with Richard Finch's Life Drawing class about the collaborative project, 2002

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