About this piece "ABC of Colours 2001 Calendar" Perhaps the most enduring accomplishment of Roman emperor Julius Ceasar was the adoption of the Julian Calendar which went into effect on January 1,45 B.C.  With few revisions it remains in universal use to this day.  It is ironic then, that while people the world over can agree upon what day it is, there is rarely universal agreement about colour reproduction.  The hue of orange or red used to signify a tomato being marketed in Fresno, California may be far different from the colour used in Dusseldorf Germany. The winner of the inaugural Komori America Corporation Best Calendar Award used the vehicle of the calendar to celebrate the diversity of colour the world over.  Leading international ink manufacturer Hostmann-Steinberg produced the winning entry.  The production notes read as follows: “ABC OF COLOURS 2001 is the theme conceived for this calendar.  On the individual monthly sheets, colour terms such as colour chart, play of colours, etc., have been converted in a colourful and humorous way into pictures by our photographer, Hartwig Klapper, Berlin. The prints were produced in 5-6 colours and finished with Acrylac high gloss varnish.  The ink series used was Reflecta-eco 8510. The entire run was printed at Druckerei Grutter, Hemmingen, Germany, who carried out lithography and printing in an excellent way.” The winning calendar unites the powerful themes of a universally recognized daytimer with a riotous display of colourful imagery, cementing the fact that the International Gallery is a truly global celebration.  We salute Hostmann-Steinberg for winning the Komori America Corporation Best Calendar Award.