![]() Also displayed will be several other giclées printed with the innovative ink-jet printing technology that results in realistic colors, detail, and faithfulness to the original medium. It includes a giclée of the poster he has designed for this year’s NSLM’s sixth annual Polo Classic as well as his early seri-graphs (silkscreen prints), drawings, and cut-paper studies. The exhibition of approximately 35 fine art prints and preparatory materials delves into the artist’s creative process. 27 is sponsored by Greenhill Winery & Vineyards and NSLM Vice Chairman of the Board, Jacqueline B. And now, The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is curating “To the Finish: The Art and Process of Greg Montgomery.” The exhibit, from July 29 through Nov. Montgomery, 67, has since gone on to create Travers and Saratoga posters for the glittering summer racing season as well as 40 covers for the republishing of the famous murder-mystery series by Dick Francis. “It celebrates the pageantry, the royalty of racing in the style of coats of arms,” he said. The first poster was “The Silks” in 1986. “There was no poster that announced the splendor of the Saratoga Race Track or the pageantry of the race, so I created one for a silk-screening project as part of my course work.” “We were living in Saratoga Springs, not far from one of the most beautiful thoroughbred racetracks in the country and the scene of the famous mid-summer Derby, the Travers Stakes,” Montgomery told Middleburg Life. One of his first class assignments involved producing a poster. One of his first courses was in silk screening, and now, 30 years later, he “loved the process - the hard edges and brilliant colors.” Rose in Albany working on a Masters degree in art in the mid-1980s. Artist, illustrator and designer Greg Montgomery was at the College of St.
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