1966 etching titled Belgrade I by Rudy O. Pozzatti (American; 1935-2021). Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 26/35 to lower edge.

Measurements: 27.75" W x 20.75" H (sheet); 23.5" W x 17.5" H (plate).

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Rudy graduated in 1942 as the valedictorian of Silverton High School in Colorado. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1948 and also a Master of Fine Arts in 1950 from the University of Colorado. His undergraduate studies were interrupted in 1943 when he was inducted to serve in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. He served in the 659th Field Artillery of the 7th Army for three years including combat experience in northern France, Germany and the Battle of the Bulge. Rudy was immensely proud of his military service where he achieved the rank of sergeant.

Rudy accepted an Assistant Professorship in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Nebraska in 1954. In 1956, he and his family moved to Bloomington where he established the Printmaking Department in the Indiana University School of Fine Arts following the invitation of the visionary Dr. Henry Hope. Rudy remained at Indiana University for the rest of his academic career, and in 1972 he achieved the rank of Distinguished Professor. Rudy was passionate about teaching and devoted remarkable time and energy to teaching and mentoring. He worked with hundreds of graduate students and thousands of undergraduates during his time at IU. Students came to Indiana University from across the United States to have the opportunity to learn from him and many remained in contact. He retired from IU in 1991. In 2018, as Professor Emeritus, he received The President’s Medal, which is the highest honor that can be bestowed on outstanding faculty at Indiana University.

In 1979, in collaboration with Indiana University he founded and served as the Director of Echo Press in Bloomington. Guest artists came from all over America to have editions of their works printed under the guidance of Rudy’s master printmaking skills, which were and still are regarded as world-class.

Rudy received multiple grants to support his artistic work including two Fulbright Grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and awards from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. He served as a representative of the U.S. State Department for cultural exchange visits to Russia (1961) and the former country Yugoslavia (1965).

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