Inventor of a unique printmaking technique termed 'print-painting,' Sam Glankoff was an intensely private individual who chose not to publicly exhibit his work for decades.  At the age of 87, he had his first one-person show held at the Graham Gallery in New York in October 1981. Glankoff died in April 1982, six months after his Graham exhibition.  Yet he lived to experience his work being exhibited next to Robert Motherwell's and Helen Frankenthaler's at a show curated by Gene Baro for the Brooklyn Museum, to read a review of his work by John Russell, and to participate in a documentary film on his life and art.  By the end of his life, his work transformed from archaic elemental shapes and Zen-infused circles to emotive primordial figures.  He had reemerged into the world and witnessed its celebration of him.

His unique process, called 'print-painting,' (the term being invented by Elke Solomon, former curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art), was developed through years of experimentation with paper size and densities, various methods of applying and drying the pigment, and was finally perfected with the application of casein, which served to harden the ink and extend his color palette.  In this process Glankoff was able to control the absorbency of the paper, so the panels received layer after layer of color.

"Like monotypes, they are unique transfer prints but, as in painting, there is an excessive importance associated with the application of the pigment," states David Kiehl, former Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 

"'Print-Painting' is really an invention of Glankoff's," writes Jeffrey Wechsler, curator of Sam Glankoff's retrospective exhibition held in 1984.  "It's rather remarkable that in the late 20th century an artist could really come up with an entirely new technique.  Certainly it was based on other techniques.  But it had specific qualities and characteristics which Glankoff, through his great experience with the medium, realized had to come together in an entirely new form."

LIVED 1894 - 1982

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Retrospective, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 American Modernist: Sam Glankoff (1894-1982), David Sutherland Inc, Los Angeles, CA
1994 The Rosenblum Museum, Sydney, Australia
1991 Sam Glankoff: An Overview 1940-1982, Watercolors, Woodcuts and Print Paintings, Victoria Munroe Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Print Paintings, Tilden Foley Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1987 Print Paintings, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
1984 Woodcuts and Monoprints 1925-1965, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
-- Sam Glankoff Retrospective, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
1982 The Harkness House Gallery, New York, NY
1981 Print Paintings, The Graham Gallery, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Works on Paper, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
-- Art Chicago, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
-- ART20, Meredith Ward Gallery, New York, NY
-- International Fine  Print Fair, Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA
-- Modernism: 20th Century Works on Paper, Prints, Drawings, Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA
-- Los Angeles Modernism Show, Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA
-- Washington International Print Fair, Annex Galleries, Arlington, VA
-- Chicago Fine Print Fair, Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA
-- Works on Paper, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY
2005 International Fine Print Fair, Sragow Gallery, New York, NY
-- A Distinct Impression: The American Artist and the Monotype, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
-- Works on Paper, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY
2004 Works on Paper, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY
2002 International Fine Print Fair, Sragow Gallery, New York, NY
2001 The Stamp of Impulse, Abstract Expressionist Prints, Worcester Museum of Art, Worcester, MA; traveling to Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, Amon Carter Museum, Forth Worth, TX, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL, The Parish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
2000 Works on Paper, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY
-- International Fine Print Fair, Sragow Gallery, New York, NY
1999 International Fine Print Fair, Sragow Gallery, New York, NY
-- International Fine Print Fair, Sragow Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Against the Grain, Works of Art from the 1960s, Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY
1995 New Art, Artists, Estates, Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY
-- Enigmas and Abstractions: Prints and Drawings from the Permanent Collection, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
1994 The Art Show, Art Dealer's Association, New York, O'Hara Gallery, New York, NY
1993 Abstractions, Elizabeth Moore Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Color Block Prints of the 20th Century, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
-- Annual Collector's Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
-- Woodcuts from the Collection, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
1991 Modern American Prints, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
1990 Selected Works on Paper, Victoria Munroe Gallery, New York, NY
1988 The Jewish Museum Collects: A Five Year Review, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
1987 Image to Abstraction: The Fifties, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY
1986 American Master Prints, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
The Discerning Eye, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
--  Chicago International Art Exposition, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
--  Chicago International Art Exposition, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
--  America Between the Wars-Urban and RuralViews, Smith Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
--  Masters of Science Fiction Art, Olympia & York Gallery, New York, NY
--  American Prints 1880 - 1950, Pace Master Editions, New York, NY
1985  Group Show, Princeton Fine Art Gallery, Princeton, NJ
-- Collector's Choice Gallery 19, Marion Koogler McNae Art Institute, San Antonio, TX
-- Prints From Blocks 1900 - 1985, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
-- Back Streets/Back Yards, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
1984 Fifty Years of Fine Prints, Associated American Artists, New York, NY
1983 Collector's Choice Gallery 17, Marion Koogler McNae Art Institute, San Antonio, TX
1982 Annual Art on Paper Exhibition, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
--  Woman Subject and Object, Vanderwoude-Tannanbaum Gallery, New York, NY
--  22nd National Print Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
1981 “Twentieth Century American Prints and Drawings, A Selection from the Permanent Collection,” The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
The Jewish Museum
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum
The Worcester Museum
The Fogg Art Museum
The Skirball Cultural Center
New York Public Library
New York University
Northwestern University - Mary and Leigh Block Gallery
Weslyan University - Davison Art Center
Smith College Museum
Becton Dickinson and Company
Champion International Paper
Chemical Bank Collection
The Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection
The Harry Kahn and Ruth Bowman Collection
Philip Morris, Incorporated
The Rita Rich Collection
Seligman and Latz
Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett
Stephens, Incorporated
Stone Container, Incorporated
The David Williams Collection

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
Anon. "Museum Catalogues: Sam Glankoff (1894-1982) - A Retrospective Exhibition." The Print Collector's Newsletter, vol. 15 no. 5. November-December 1984.
--. "National Highlights: Sam Glankoff at Zimmerli Art Musuem," Art Now/New York,Art Now/USA: Gallery Guide, October 1984.
--. "Sam Glankoff." New York Yomiuri Newspaper, February 1, 1991.
--. "Sam Glankoff: A Retrospective," Journal of the Print World, vol. 7 no. 1, October 1984.
--. "Sam Glankoff, Artist: Had Fall Debut at 87." The New York Times, Obituary, April 15, 1982.
--. "Sam Glankoff Exhibition at Zimmerli Museum," The Periscope: Rutqers Today, October 1984.
--. The Print Collector, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring 1985.
--. Whitney Studio Club Exhibition Reviews, The New York Times, 1922.
--. Whitney Studio Club Exhibition Reviews, The New York Times, 1928.
--. "Works of a Shy Artist," The New York Times, New Jersey Guide, November 18, 1984.
Artner, Alan. "Glankoff: A Discovery." Chicago Tribune, May 15, 1986.
Booth, Karen. "Artist Explores Human Experience." Australian Jewish Times, September 9, 1994.
Brown, Doris E. "Glankoff Exhibition Will Open At Zimmerli." The Home News, September 9, 1984.
Caccavale, Judy. "Two Shows at Zimmerli," The News Tribune, October 5, 1984.
Campbell, Lawrence. "Sam Glankoff at Zimmerli Museum and A.A.A." Art in America, June 1985.
Cohrs, Timothy. "Image to Abstraction: The Fifties." ARTS Magazine, December, 1987.
Edelman, Robert. "Sam Glankoff at Victoria Munroe." Art in America, July 1991.
Goldman, Judith. "Sam Glankoff: 'Maybe I'm Not Bad'." ARTnews, September, 1982.
Gomez,Edward. "A New Look at American Modernism." Art & Antiques, Feb. 1996.
Gomez,Edward. “Insider’s Guide 2004/2005.” Art & Antiques, October 2004.
Gomez,Edward. "Another World: Evaluating Abstract Art." Art & Antiques, Sept 2004.
Gordon, Alistair. "A Lifetime of Painting." New York Newsdav, February 12, 1991.
Green, Roger. "Printed Paintings." The Times-Picayune, March 3, 1989.
Kurlander, Karen. "Art & Design." Western Interiors, July/August 2005.
Kushner, Marilyn and Wechsler, Jeffrey. "Sam Glankoff and Painting." Print Review 20, August 1985.
Larson, Kay. "Sam Glankoff." New York Magazine, October 26, 1981.
McDonald, John. "Extremes in Quality of the Experience." Sydney Morning Herald, Aug. 27, 1994.
Mullen, Rachel. "Sam Glankoff, Once Overlooked, Gets Recognition He Deserves." The Observer Tribune, September 27, 1984.
Orrick, Phyllis. "Etched in Time." New York Press, vol 3. no. 41, October 10, 1990.
Phillips, Deborah. "Sam Glankoff: Graham Gallery." ARTnews, December 1981.
Quindlen, Anna. "An Artist's Late Emergence Into Life's Sunlight." The New York Times, July 14,1982.
Raynor, Vivien. "A Late Bloomer at Rutgers." The New York Times, October 28.
Russell, John. "Woodcuts and Monotypes by Sam Glankoff: A.A.A. Gallery." The New York Times, October 26, 1984.
Shirai, Akiko. "Fall Art Season In New York City 1984." Hanga Geijutsu, Winter 1985.
Sinclaire, Estelle F. "Glankoff's Print Paintings Make Up Zimmerli Show." The Princeton Packet, October 17, 1984.
Spiegelman, Art. "Glankoff." Reuters, November 2, 1981.
Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. "Reluctant Artist Ventures Back Into Public Eye." The New York Times, October 12, 1981.
Tully, Judd. "Glankoff, 87 First Solo." Art/World, vol. 6 no. 1 (September/October) 1981.
Virshup, Amy. "Sam Glankoff's At-Last Show." New York Magazine, September 10, 1984.
Watkins, Eileen. "Glankoff Exhibit Surveys More-Than-50-Year Career." The Sunday Star Ledger, October 28, 1984.
Will, Jesse. "Show Time: Hampton’s Design House." House & Garden, October 2004.

SELECTED CATALOGUES
American Modernist: Sam Glankoff (1894-1982), David Sutherland Inc., Los Angeles, CA Dec. 2004.
Works on Paper 2004, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, March, 2004.
Works on Paper 2002, Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, March, 2002.
Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints ,Worcester Museum, MA, 2001.
Works on Paper 2000, Conner-Rosenkranz Gallery, New York, March, 2000.
American Master Prints, Associated American Artists Gallery, November 1-26, 1986, Photo: Number 14, "Four Figures," 1933.
The Discerninq Eye, Associated American Artists Gallery, September 30-October 31, 1986.
Artistic Development, Number 68 "Urban Landscape," 1924; Number 69
Composition in Red and Brown, 1977.
Print Review 20, (Cover Feature Story), "Sam Glankoff and Print Painting," Marilyn Kushner and Jeffrey Wechsler, August 1985.
Prints From Blocks 1900 - 1985, "20th Century American Woodcuts, Wood Engravings and Linocuts," Associated American Artists Gallery, April 24-May 31, 1985. (Photos: Number 63
"Landscape With House And Trees, 1924; Number 64 "Portrait of a Young Girl, 1925.)
BackStreets/BackYards, Associated American Artists Gallery, August 12 - September 4, 1985. (Photo: Number 40 "Landscape With House And Trees," 1924.)
Fifty Years of Fine Prints, Associated American Artists Gallery, November 7 - December 29, 1984, Text pg. 24. (Photo: Number 151 "Five Trees," 1928.)
Sam Glankoff: Woodcuts and Monoprints, Associated American Artists, October 2 - 10 1984. Essay: Bob Conway, Director.
Sam Glankoff (1894-1982) A Retrospective Exhibition, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, September 16 - November 27, 1984. Introduction: Sam Hunter, Essay: Marilyn Kushner.
Art At Philip Morris, 1983, Text by Mary Lanier, Stephanie French, John Urbain, Pgs. 20, 34, 35. (Photo: PP4185.)
Twenty-Second National Print Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, October 3, 1982 - February 3, 1983, pg 40. (Photos: Number 43 PP6002, Number 44 PP6006.)
Sam Glankoff: Print-Paintings, Graham Gallery, October 6-31, 1981. Essay: Amei Wallach.
The Virginia Quarterly Review, Autumn 1940, pgs. 564-565. (Photos: "Boy With Cat" and "Portrait of a Woman".)
PRINTS, Volume VI, Number 4, April 1936, pg. 222. (Photo: "Two Nudes," c.1920-30's.)