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Krannert Art Museum’s summer exhibition will see the installation of four exhibits: “Impressions in Ink: European Early Modern Prints” (June 5-July 26), “Vivid Lines in Graphic Times” (May 21-July 26), “Confronting Identity” (June 5-July 26) and “Visions of Our Nation: Art of the New Deal Era” (June 11-July 26).

“Impressions in Ink” will showcase woodcuts, engravings, etchings and illuminated manuscripts from the 15th to the 17th century, celebrating prints since Johannes Gutenberg’s first printing press. Artistic subjects circumnavigate religious and literary figures and landscapes. The exhibition will include Albrecht Durer’s “Christ among the Doctors,” Lucas Cranach the Elder’s “The Temptation of Saint Anthony” and Hans and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son.”

“Vivid Lines in Graphic Times,” though echoing art’s use of consumerist products, a practice started by the Pop Art movement in the 1970s, will showcase 13 pieces that provoke a deeper exploration of the messages behind ready-made images through the 1990s. Artists include Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Alex Katz, David Salle, Vernon Fisher, David Wojnarowicz, Claes Oldenburg and Gael Stack.

Through photography and painting, artists such as Robert Arneson, Lorna Simpson and Carrie Mae Weems invite viewers to question how we see ourselves in relation to gender, culture and physical appearance.

“Like ‘Confronting Identities,’ ‘Visions of Our Nation’ are exhibits that promote viewer participation, interaction with the art itself,” said Kathryn Polite, curatorial assistant. “‘Vision of Our Nations’ reflects not only the Depression but our current economic situation. It’s something people can relate to.”

“Visions of Our Nations” includes art done by The Farms Security Administration, an offshoot of The Works and Progress Administration, one of the New Deal programs initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. This year’s exhibit will feature artists such as Ben Shahn and Philip Guston.

Polite said there will also be prints and photographs from artists who have worked in the WPA but not during the Depression. Those prints are part of Krannert’s permanent collection.