Untitled (Hungry Ghosts VI)

Lee Mullican

In 1964 Lee Mullican did a series of lithographs at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles which evolved into 2 portfolios, "Fables", a suite of 12 lithographs, including a colophon and title page, and "Hungry Ghosts" also a suite of 12 lithographs, also including a colophon and title page.

This image is number six (VI) from "Hungry Ghosts" and is the "bon a Tirer", the impression used to measure all the impressions from the edition against. This image used three aluminum plates; orange, transparent violet and blue.

This work was printed in collaboration with the Tamarind Master Printer Kenneth Tyler. The Tamarind printing record shows an edition of 20 plus the usual 9 Tamarind Impressions, a BAT (this impression), 2 Artist's Proofs, 2 Trial Proofs and 1 Cancellation Proof, for a total edition of 35 impressions. The blindstamps of both Tamarind and Kenneth Tyler are in the lower corners.