The Florence Portfolio, a suite of 20 intaglio prints. The portfolio was printed by Normal Editions Workshop in an edition of 50, each 22” x 30”.


The Sense of Smell by Duncan Simcoe
one-color intaglio
20” x 12”
NEW work # 94-120

The Weight (Sacrifice of Isaac) by Duncan Simcoe
one-color intaglio
17” x 22”
NEW work # 94-121

To Live and Die for Joy by Duncan Simcoe
one-color intaglio
27” x 18”
NEW work # 94-122
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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