Grace Perreiah Explained
Grace Perreiah (born 1936) is an American artist from Lexington, Kentucky known for her serigraph prints depicting historic buildings in Kentucky, and other subjects.[1]
Early life and education
Perreiah was born in Los Angeles, California. She received a BA in art from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, where she studied under Corita Kent.[2] She attended graduate school at Indiana University and studied in Italy. Later, she studied the history of architecture, historic preservation, and interior design at the University of Kentucky.[3]
Career
In 1967, Perreiah moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and became a founding member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen.[4] Working with fine press printers in central Kentucky including Robert James Foose at Buttonwood Press, and Arthur Graham at Polyglot Press, she produced hand-printed serigraphs that illustrate limited-edition works such as her Eight Fables of Aesop (Buttonwood Press, 1969) and Elegant Homes of Lexington (Polyglot Press, 1982).[5]
Perreiah has been a member of the Lexington Art League[6] since 1967 and has exhibited her work in library, gallery, and museum venues across the region.[7]
Collections
Works and publications
- Book: Perreiah, Grace. 1969. Eight Fables of Aesop. edition of 40 copies, illustrated by Grace Perreiah with eight original serigraphs. Buttonwood Press. 57471.
- Book: Perreiah, Grace. 1976. The Song of Songs Which Is Solomon's: Chapter II. Polyglot Press. edition of 70 copies, printed by hand in Forum type on Arches paper by Arthur Graham, typographer, and six serigraphs by Eleanor Grace Perreiah, illustrator. 2685106.
- Book: Perreiah, Grace. 1982. Elegant Homes of Lexington, Kentucky, 1897: Six Serigraphs. Polyglot Press. edition of 60 copies, rendering six houses illustrated in an 1897 article in The Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati with accompanying excerpts from the article and notes by Walter E. Langsam. 9273824.
- Book: Perreiah, Grace. 1984. Historic Main Street: A View of Lexington's Vanishing Past. five pages, one folded leaf of illustrations. 15546306.
- Book: Perreiah, Grace. 1984. Fine Homes of Louisville, 1888: Seven Serigraphs. edition of 35 copies, including the text of a January 7, 1888 Harper's Weekly article entitled 'Louisville, Kentucky' by Kirk Monroe and seven serigraphs designed and printed by hand by Grace Perreiah (colophon info). 36836156.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Kentucky Women Artists: 1850-2000. 2001. Owensboro, KY: Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. 49200213.
- Web site: Grace Perreiah. Payne Fine Arts. March 20, 2020.
- Web site: Perreiah, Grace, Lexington, KY. Kentucky Artisan Center. March 20, 2020.
- News: League show traces history of state guild. Tower. Ann. September 7, 1986. The Lexington Herald Leader. March 20, 2020. NewsBank, Access World News.
- The Private Press Tradition in Lexington, Kentucky. Milward. Burton. 1992 . The Kentucky Review . XI . 3 . 5–27 . March 20, 2020.
- Web site: Lexington Art League. March 20, 2020.
- Web site: Perreiah, Grace, Lexington, KY. Kentucky Artisan Center. March 20, 2020.