Bill Ritchie Work in the
Richard Adatto Collection
1971 Lithograph. Black, gray, silver, creamy white. Image approx. 10 X 10 in. on 13 3/4 X 12 3/4 in. Rives BFK paper. Edition of 20. Richard purchased nine and displayed them in an array (see below). Signed lower right. See also the Carolyn Law / Andy Weisbecker collection.
The first installation in Richard's home, about 1977.
Artist's statement: As it was with the drawing that preceded this print, there was an image of a sheet of stamps that obsessed me. I wanted to make it large, and then reduce it down through one of the photo processes I was experimenting with.
About Richard Adatto
He is one of the world’s leading experts on French aerodynamic cars produced before the onset of the Second World War. Richard Adatto is the U.S. correspondent for the Delahaye Club and the Talbot-Lago Club of France. He is also the technical consultant for the Classic Car Club of American, has acted as consultant for Rolls-Royce and Bentley and has been a leading judge at the annual Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach for over 20 years. Richard Adatto authored the books, From Passion to Perfection: The Story of French Streamlined Styling, 1930-1939 and Delahaye Styling and Design, with Diana Meredith. His auto homepage is http://www.adattoauto.com
In the 1970s he was an art student at the UW School of Art, interested in film making. He attended design classes taught by Bill Ritchie.