Introduction: prints and their makers -- A brief history of printmaking -- The publisher and the print -- The artist and the printer -- I. Relief -- Featured artists -- William Kentridge -- Katia Santibanez and James Siena -- Christiane Baumgartner -- Contemporary works -- II. Intaglio -- Featured artists -- Josephine Halvorson -- Walton Ford -- Deborah Bell -- Contemporary works -- III. Chine Colle -- Featured artist -- Chakaia Booker -- Contemporary works -- IV. Photogravure -- Featured artists -- Glen Baldridge -- Mikhael Subotzky -- Contemporary works -- V. Lithography -- Featured artists -- Will Cotton -- Claire Sherman -- Tacita Dean -- Contemporary works -- VI. Monotype & monoprint -- Featured artist -- James Siena -- Contemporary works -- VII. Screenprint -- Featured artists -- Kate Shepherd -- Hank Willis Thomas -- Contemporary works -- VIII. Multiprocess printmaking -- Contemporary works -- Acknowledgments -- Common print designations -- Glossary of printmaking terms -- Publicly accessible print collections -- Image credits.
Summary:
"An exploration of historical and contemporary fine art printmaking, with an emphasis on the roles and processes of the artist, master printer, and publisher"-- Provided by publisher. Prints and Their Makers takes you behind the scenes to witness the creative process at the world's top printmaking workshops. Master printer Phil Sanders offers an in-depth look at this versatile medium and places contemporary prints and practices in the context of traditions and techniques developed over more than a thousand years. Clear and engaging explanations illuminate seven major printmaking processes: relief, intaglio, lithography, monotype, screenprint, photogravure, and chine colle. Sanders highlights the collaborative nature of printmaking through up-close profiles and photographs of distinguished artists working with their printers and publishers.-- book cover
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