Hard Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process / David Platzker, Elizabeth Wyckoff

Identifier:REF.EC.1980

Dimensions:156 pages, [150] pages, of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Copyright dates:2000

created by: David Platzker, Elizabeth Wyckoff

Subjects: Printing -- History -- Exhibitions., Prints to move, printmaking

Description:Published in conjunction with International Print Center New York's inaugural exhibition "Hard Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process." Curated by the authors David Platzker and Elizabeth Wyckoff, the exhibition explores the intersections of artists, printers, and publishers with techniques new and old, from artistic to industrial, through six centuries. "This invaluable publication surveys the history of printmaking, focusing on the effects of technical advances. It examines artists and works that expand the boundaries of various media, including woodcuts, etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, screenprints, and more, right up to the digital and photographic processes of today. Two essays and more than 150 illustrations survey the greatest masters of the graphic media."--book jacket Includes bibliography and index.