anthem prints in the making: archival quality

In October of 1999, Bill released a Serigraph (silk screen) Edition of the finished Anthem painting. This was the first time the completed image had been reproduced in print. Vision Fine Arts-Hawaii, worked 4 months to complete the Edition which consists of 300 hand worked prints using the finest German oil paints on Coventry 320 gram (museum quality) paper. 67 individual screens were used. Vision was able to do a truly remarkable job of achieving the detail, color, depth and luminosity of the original painting. The finished print size is 38x38 inches. The image being 32 inches in diameter (the original painting is 34 inches).

No unsigned or unnumbered impressions in the Edition are known to exist for commercial use. No artist's or printer's proofs exists other than stated above. The 67 individual screens from which the Edition was made have been destroyed. No prior states of the same impression exist, and no later Editions from the same screens were made. The remaining 187 prints are the only ones known to be available for purchase anywhere in the world.

To the left is a close-up of Bill Walker’s signature and print number. All prints are similarly marked.