Peace Portfolio
1970
A striking limited-edition screenprint by American artist George Earl Ortman featuring the word 'PEACE' rendered in bold blue block letters at top and bottom (mirrored), flanked by four peace symbols in each corner against a dense black cross-hatched background. The central composition showcases a geometric stepped-cross or Aztec-inspired motif in white, containing a deep blue circle with a diamond and stylized floral center in red and blue tones. The work is hand-signed in pencil and numbered in the lower margin, and is presented in a silver metal frame with white mat.
- Medium
- Screenprint / Serigraph
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Notes
Frame plaque visible at bottom center of frame reads 'GEORGE ORTMAN / Peace Suite [or Portfolio] 197[?]'. The bottom text of the print appears to be a mirror/inversion of 'PEACE'. Edition number partially visible in lower left margin, appears to read '1/[?]' or similar. Signature visible in lower right margin.
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Collectors with works by George Earl Ortman
Artists in conversation
Sister Corita Kent
American · b. 1918
Kent created bold screenprints combining geometric letterforms, vivid color fields, and direct political and peace messaging during the same counterculture era, sharing Ortman's fusion of graphic abstraction with anti war sentiment in limited edition printmaking.
Josef Albers
American · b. 1888
Albers built compositions from concentric geometric forms including squares and cross derived structures using deep saturated color relationships, directly paralleling Ortman's stepped cross and concentric circle mandala built from precise blue and red geometric layering.
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella's geometric prints feature bold concentric and cross based forms with dense patterned grounds, sharing Ortman's use of stepped symmetrical structures, strong color contrast, and the visual intensity of precisely organized geometric abstraction in American printmaking.
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