Workshop on identification of photomechanical prints

Course

Identification of Photomechanical Prints
Berlin
October 20-2, 2016

Seminar will be held at

    Hildegard Homburger, Papierrestaurierung Berlin +49 30 3912503
    hombu<-at->freenet<.>de

The seminar will be held in cooperation with the Internationale
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Archiv-, Buch- und Grafikrestauratoren
(IADA)

Language, English

    Lecturer:   Hildegard Homburger

    Participants: 4-8

Within the total number of photomechanical prints, artistic works
represent only a small part.

With the introduction of photography in the 19th century, printers
no longer had to transfer the image manually onto the printing
surface, but were offered the possibility to transfer the image by
sensitizing the printing surface and exposing it to light, through a
negative or positive depending on the printing technique.

With computer technology, negative or positive film is often no
longer necessary.  The image is transformed into dots by the
computer and the image is transferred to the printing surface by
light exposure in the machine.

Since their invention photomechanical printing techniques have
continued to develop further.  There are many similar variations of
the same technique, each named differently by its inventor.  This
can be very confusing in the process of identification.

In this seminar the most important photomechanical techniques of
relief, intaglio, planographic, screen and digital prints will be
presented.

The different techniques (artistic and reproduction) will be
examined by studying original prints under magnification.  Two
participants will share a stereomicroscope.  The distinctive
characteristics of each technique will be worked out through close
looking at the original prints, as exercises in identification.

The two day course provides an opportunity to look at a great number
and variety of original prints under magnification and to develop
skills in the identification of their techniques.  There will also
be the opportunity to compare photomechanical with manual prints.

Fee:

    280 Euro IADA-members
    330 Euro

Hildegard Homburger
Krefelder Str. 17
10555 Berlin
+49 30 3912503


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