And according to its literature, the society has evolved from "gentleman's club to a progressive association of contemporary printmakers."

It is not clear if he ever went to Mantua, although (like nearly all contemporary Italian printmakers) his work shows the influence of Mantegna.

SAGA continues to attract a diverse group of contemporary printmakers who serve as important contributors to and ambassadors of printmaking in the United States.

Two engravings of his "Last Judgment" fresco in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel are shown here, both done in the 1540's by different contemporary printmakers, each taking liberties with Michelangelo's masterpiece.

Like the great majority of contemporary printmakers he worked in both engraving and etching, often on the same plate, and descriptions of his prints as being in one or the other technique should be taken loosely.

His work has been cited as an influence by a number of contemporary American printmakers, among them Tom Huck and Bill Fick.

"Twenty-First Century Prints," works by Elizabeth Peyton, John Currin and other contemporary printmakers.

The London-based Printmakers Council, founded in 1965, aims to promote the art of printmaking and the work of contemporary printmakers.

In 2006 she co-curated (with Pippi Zornoza) the "Pocket Change" printmaking show at AS220 featuring 15 contemporary printmakers.

NORTH SALEM - "Modern Prints - Ancient Fans," exhibition of works by 100 contemporary printmakers, assembled in Japan into traditional folding fans.