Bill Ritchie's art in the
Baker University Collection
Little Spaceship Crash
1977. Print. Intaglio, relief, stencil, litho. Ochre, red, blue, black, gray. Image 12 X 9 in on 15 X 11 3/4 in Van Gelder Zonen (natural, buff) paper. No. 5/35. Signed lower right. Inscribed "To Nellie."
Private collections: Agnello, K. Beckley, Bryan, Dillon, Evans/Mee, Fuller-Schwab, Harrison, Hoffman, Jones, Kirkpatrick, Law, Lonay, Middleton, Parsons, Pepin, Pope, Praczukowski, L. Ritchie, Sparling/Beckley, Stanley and others.
Institutions and corporate collections: USIA Tokyo, University of Washington, Norton Building (Seattle), Davis, Wright & Jones (Seattle), Teller Training Institute (WA), United Pacific Reliance Corp. (CA)
Artist's Comment: Spanning two years of development and about 75 impressions, Little Spaceship Crash was the seed for a larger work. These came out of the movie, Planet of the Apes. I like to tell the story about the path flown by the helicopter filming it, and then my entry into computers graphics and how I learned the X-Y-Z of IT. This print was test of methods I would need for a larger version, then the tests resulted in an edition that stood on its own.
(Note: This image is of #35 as one for the actual press is not available)
Mini Halfwood Press #37
2008. Mini Halfwood Press. Ipe, walnut, steel, brass. Serial Number 60037, with a unique brass medallion featuring the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Baker University.
Artist's Comment: From the outset of Walt Bailey’s plan to have me come for a workshop, he was committed to getting a Mini for the University. He found the money for my residency, plus money for the press, with the concurrence of Lee Mann, the printmaking professor.