Tag: relief printing
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The Process of Producing Photoengraved Printing Plates
Joe Papin, April 7, 1980, New York Daily News In order to explain the printing plates, I have researched the process and history of printing from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, a time period of enormous change. Just as the specter of cameras in the courtroom informs the story of courtroom art, the…
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Joseph Papin Printing Plates
The 50s to the 90s were marked by a revolution in printing – from “hot type” using molten lead and photoengraving to “cold type” using computers. I found a box of printing plates of some of my father’s drawings in his studio and was intrigued with learning how they were used. The printing plate below…