Title: Αλέξανδρος Κορογιαννάκης (1906-1966). Χαρακτική./Alexandros Korogiannakis (1906-1966). Printmaking.
Authors: Irene Orati, Eleni Gonou-Stylianides
Publisher: Bank of Greece (Centre for Culture, Research and Documentation)
Year of publication: 2017
Number of pages: 96
Dimensions: 25 x 16 cm
Book type: Exhibition catalogue
ISBN: 978-960-7032-78-2
About the catalogue
The bilingual publication entitled “Αλέξανδρος Κορογιαννάκης (1906-1966). Χαρακτική / Alexandros Korogiannakis (1906-1966). Printmaking” is the accompanying catalogue to the namesake periodical exhibition at the Museum of the Bank of Greece; an exhibition organized by the Centre for Culture, Research & Documentation of the Bank in April 2017. The publication contains exhaustive biographical data of the artist’s and documented photoghraphs with some of his most representative prints.
Alexandros Korogiannakis belongs to the first generation of Greek artists who turned their hand to printmaking, an art that had ceased being taught in Greece since the early 20th century. Korogiannakis delved into woodcutting, etching and lithography; he designed banknotes, he illustrated books and albums and he designed stamps. All these resulted in a rich body of work, which demonstrates the printmaker’s attention to detail, his precision and his technical prowess.