Carol Summers: Weaver of Vibrant Landscapes Carol Summers (December 26, 1925 – October 27, 2016) stands as a singular figure in American printmaking, renowned for his distinctive “Carol Summers technique” – a revolutionary approach to woodcut that yielded images of extraordinary luminosity and textural depth. Born in Kingston, New York, into an artistic family deeply rooted in the world of illustration and design, Summers’s early life was saturated with creative influence. His father, Ivan Summers, a medical illustrator, instilled a meticulous eye for detail and composition, while his mother…