College Proofs: The Riverhouse Editions Collection at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

College Proofs: The Riverhouse Editions Collection at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Honorable Mention in the 2002 American Association of Museums Publications Design Competition Riverhouse Editions, a unique printmaking studio that has published the works of leading contemporary artists since 1988, was founded by art dealers and publishers William and Jan van Straaten in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In 1992, they decided that one intaglio print of each Riverhouse edition would be set aside as a "college proof," so called because these works were to be given to a college or university for educational purposes. The Block Museum of Art has become the permanent home for the college proof archives. Selections from this rich body of work comprise the majority of this catalogue, which highlights the history of the studio, the importance of Riverhouse's setting, and the diverse possibilities of the intaglio technique. This catalogue was published in conjunction with the Block Museum exhibition of the same title, which ran September 21 - October 28, 2001.