Jean Milant

Jean Milant (1943 – December 30, 2024) was an American master printmaker known for establishing Cirrus Editions in Los Angeles.[1] He received his training at the Tamarind Institute.[2]

Life and career

Milant was born in 1943.[3] His work is in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art,[4] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[5] the National Gallery of Art,[6] the Norton Simon Museum,[7] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[3] In 1995 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art held a 25th anniversary show of Cirrus Editions entitled Made in L.A.: The Prints of Cirrus Editions.[8]

Milant died on December 30, 2024, at the age of 81.[8]

References

  1. ^ Tallman, Susan (1996). The contemporary print : from pre-pop to postmodern. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 283. ISBN 9780500236840.
  2. ^ "Jean Milant establishes Cirrus Editions Ltd in Los Angeles". Tamarind Institute. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Jean Milant". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Jean Milant". Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Jean Milant". LACMA Collections. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Milant, Jean Robert (American, 1943-)". Norton Simon Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Jean Milant, founder of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, dies at 81