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FOREWORD
Prints may be a too meager term, being popularly associated
with "reproductions" pure and simple. While it is true that
the graphic arts are concerned with multi-copies, this comes
after the original work has been created by the artist-craftsman,
be it on metal, on wood, on stone or other material. Thus,
in a sense, it is the material from which prints are pulled that
constitutes the original work.
The art of printmaking is fairly ancient. The techniques
employed, etching, wood and steel engraving, woodcut, for
example, are several centuries old. While the method of impressing
patterns on textiles with the use of relief-block printing
existed earlier, no paper impressions are preserved that
date before the late 14th century. Today, following a considerable
resurgence in the 19th century, the graphic arts, based
on traditional techniques, have become extended by the combining
of techniques and by new processes.
This exhibit of a selection from the Los Angeles County
Museum print collection covers some 400 years (1470-1891)
of printmaking. Lest we forget- which is always the rubthe
exhibit helps recall, among other things, how many masters
practiced the fine art of printmaking. The Los Angeles County
Art Institute is pleased to be able to present a selection from
the Museum's growing print collection.
JARVIS BARLow, Director
Object Description
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| Full Text of PDF | FOREWORD Prints may be a too meager term, being popularly associated with "reproductions" pure and simple. While it is true that the graphic arts are concerned with multi-copies, this comes after the original work has been created by the artist-craftsman, be it on metal, on wood, on stone or other material. Thus, in a sense, it is the material from which prints are pulled that constitutes the original work. The art of printmaking is fairly ancient. The techniques employed, etching, wood and steel engraving, woodcut, for example, are several centuries old. While the method of impressing patterns on textiles with the use of relief-block printing existed earlier, no paper impressions are preserved that date before the late 14th century. Today, following a considerable resurgence in the 19th century, the graphic arts, based on traditional techniques, have become extended by the combining of techniques and by new processes. This exhibit of a selection from the Los Angeles County Museum print collection covers some 400 years (1470-1891) of printmaking. Lest we forget- which is always the rubthe exhibit helps recall, among other things, how many masters practiced the fine art of printmaking. The Los Angeles County Art Institute is pleased to be able to present a selection from the Museum's growing print collection. JARVIS BARLow, Director |
