Checking for a specific shared printer

I have a script that adds shared printers to a print server by passing arguments into it via a CSV file. This normally works fine, but I need to validate that the printers actually got created afterwards, so I'm attempting via powershell to check for
the existence of a printer on a specific print server.
I've read another thread that has partway lead me down the path I think I need. What that has given me thus far is the following:
gwmi win32_printer -filter "name='PrinterName'"
2 issues with this. When I run this from the prompt it shows information for the printer in question then seems to hang rather than return to the prompt. The data returned is: Location, Name, PrinterState, PrinterStatus, Sharename, & SystemName,
then this is where it hangs. When I cancel via <CTRL+C> I get the following:
Get-WmiObject : Out of memory
At line:1 char:5
+ gwmi <<<< win32_printer -filter "name='PrinterName'"
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Get-WmiObject], ManagementException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetWMIManagementException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetWmiObjectCommand
So I'm not certain how to deal with the 'hang' & subsequent error. Also I really want to reach a Boolean type of value where I can have the scripts take action on whether its there or not. So that the code would follow the following logic:
Check for Printer1 on ServerA
If Printer1 exists on ServerA - do This
If Printer1 does NOT exist on ServerA - do something else
Any assistance appreciated!
# When I wrote this script only God & I knew what I was doing.
# Now, only God Knows!
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