Having already achieved international renown as both a painter and printmaker, Gabor Peterdi joined the Silvermine Guild. In 1959, he launched the National Print Biennial exhibition and established a permanent print collection for exhibition and study by students and Guild members.
Peterdi established the printmaking department at Yale University, and as a professor there, he guided many budding talents such as Chuck Close into the individual expression that later resulted in major recognition. His two books on printmaking are considered
definitive works.