Universal Limited Art Editions

Exciting News: ULAE has joined the ADAA! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce we are now an official member of the Art Dealers Association of America, joining a diverse and dynamic network of over 200 galleries across nearly 40 cities. We look forward to the opportunities this partnership may bring!
https://artdealers.org/sites/default/files/New%20Members%20Announcement%202025.pdf

We had a fantastic time at the IFPDA Print Fair in NYC! Featuring new editions and works by Marina Adams, Sarah Crowner, Charline von Heyl, Eddie Martinez, Martin Puryear, Julia Rommel, Stanley Whitney, and Christopher Wool.

In 1977 Robert Rauschenberg, a renowned American artist known for his innovative approach to art, collaborated with Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) to create a lithograph that supported Jimmy Carter’s candidacy.

Rauschenberg, known for blending political and social commentary into his art, found a way to express his support for Carter, who was a fresh face in American politics at the time, advocating for change and renewal after the Watergate scandal and the resignation of Richard Nixon.

This gesture of supporting Carter through art was part of a broader cultural movement where artists used their platform to engage with political and social issues. Rauschenberg’s work, especially during this period, reflected his concerns with both the individual and collective aspects of society.

Fast forward to today, with President Carter’s passing, ULAE is reflecting on that moment with pride, recognizing its role in the successful election of the 39th President. It’s a poignant reflection on how artists through printmaking can shape or influence political landscapes, even in ways that seem indirect but still powerful.

Image of Robert Rauschenberg’s 1977 Presidential Inauguration lithograph with Jimmy Carter.

Happy Birthday, Larissa! 🥂 Wishing you a fantastic year ahead!

Image of Larissa Goldston and Sam Moyer at the opening of ‘Ferns Teeth’ at Parrish Art Museum, summer 2024. ✨

Happy birthday to fabulous Helen Frankenthaler! 🎂 The Artist would have celebrated her 96th birthday. 💖

Archive image of Tatyana Grosman and Helen Frankenthaler; Tanya showing Helen’s print “East and Beyond” upstairs at Skidmore Place. 1972-1974.

Thinking of whose birthday just passed. 💫✨ hbd, Jimmy! ❤️

James Rosenquist “Dog Descending a Staircase,” 1980-82 and

Final days to view ”ULAE: Prints for a New Generation,” at 🖼️ Prints by nine leading contemporary masters from the 1980s and 1990s — Carroll Dunham, Jane Hammond, Bill Jensen, Julian Lethbridge, Suzanne McClelland, Elizabeth Murray, Susan Rothenberg, Kiki Smith, and Terry Winters.

Installation images by Jaime Alvarez

Back on the offset press for something special 🗣️

Masterprinter & apprentice! 🐶💘👨🏻‍🦰

Julia Rommel “Untitled (grey/cream),” 2023 ☕️

69 years ago! 🎉🥂

“Seven months after Limited Art Editions was “born,” the Grosmans went to Suffolk County Courthouse. While waiting for the clerk, Mrs. Grosman called Dr. Harold Kovner, director of Park East Hospital, who had become a friend and adviser. She told him that she wanted to change her business name to International Limited Art Editions. Dr. Kovner thought for a minute and said, “Tanya, if I know you, you’ll have prints on the moon!” The business was reregistered as Universal Limited Art Editions.” - Esther Sparks, “A History of Universal Limited Art Editions.”

[Detail image of small piece of handmade paper with words “Limited Art Editions / 5 Skidmore Place / Bayshore, N.Y. printed in black, and inscribed in Tatyana Grosman’s hand BORN / 11.16.55.]

We ❤️ Lee!

Lee Bontecou
Fifteenth Stone, 1980
Lithograph on handmade Jeff Goodman paper, edition of 19