The Jack Coughlin Collection

Collecting is far more than a mere hobby; it is a foundational process that establishes context, timeline, and a deeper understanding of our shared culture. From childhood curiosities to a lifelong passion for original art, our journey as collectors has been guided by the belief that works touched by the hand of the maker offer a profound personal connection that mass-produced items cannot replicate.      While our collection of Jack Coughlin’s work grew through a mix of careful study and serendipitous availability, it has taught us that art which challenges the viewer is often as vital as art that comforts. By moving beyond the static history of the Great Masters to engage with a living artist, we have found "the water that primes the pump" to vast oceans of beauty and insight.      This catalog serves as a formal record of that thirty-year journey—a testament to the fact that in this time and place, these works were gathered, studied, and deeply loved. --Nathan Krämer Jack Coughlin's portrait of Walt Whitman Gallery of Images Portraits Birds of Prey Animals Fantasy Landscapes, Figures & Flowers Grotesque Series Impressions of Bohemia Books   Jazz & Blues A Brush with the Blues

About the Artist Jack Coughlin is well known for his strong portraits of literary figures and musicians. His prints, drawings and watercolors have been exhibited widely across the United States and Europe. They are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington D.C., the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences in Virginia, the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts, the University of Colorado, the Philadelphia Free Public Library, Staedelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfort, Germany, the New University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland and in several other important museum, university and library collections worldwide. Self Portrait - (Face to Face) Original wood engraving,  signed (not titled) Print size:  6-inches x 8-inches. Published in the 1985 boxed portfolio titled “Face to Face: Twelve Contemporary American Artists Interpret Themselves in Wood Engravings.” It was published by Robert Hauser and Michael McCurdy. The introduction was written by noted American print maker Leonard Baskin. Catalog #2

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