The Florence Portfolio, a suite of 20 intaglio prints. The portfolio has been printed in an edition of 50, each 22” x 30”.

Cloud of Witnesses by Tanya Butler
one-color intaglio
18” x 24”
NEW work # 94-106

Ruth and Naomi by Tanja Butler
one-color intaglio
12” x 9”
NEW work # 94-107

Samson and Delilah by Tanja Butler
one-color intaglio
8” x 9”
NEW work # 94-108
The plates for the Florence Portfolio, a collaborative project sponsored by
Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) on the theme of Sacrifice in the Old and New Testaments,
were created in Santa Reparata Graphic Art Centre in Florence Italy.

The Florence Portfolio was printed by Normal Editions Workshop, Illinois State University at Normal,
under the direction of Richard Finch.
The handmade paper for the project was created by Meda and Veda Rives, Mirror Image Press, Virden, Illinois.

The Florence Portfolio is in the collection of the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Art, Vatican City,
The Grunewald Center for Graphic Arts at the Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, and
the Cincinnati Museum of Art, as well as several private and college collections.

Artists include:
Chris Anderson, painter, New York City
Tanja Butler, painter, Beverly, Massachusetts
Wayne Forte, Laguna Niguel, California
Bruce Herman, painter, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Edward Knippers, painter, Arlington, Virginia
Duncan Simcoe, painter, Orange, California

For more information about this portfolio, see the CIVA website


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