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The Story of Printmaking: A Global History of Art
Hardcover
Art HistoryPrintmakingPrintmaking
Publisher Price: $35.00
ISBN13: 9780300274080
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Apr 28 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
A vivid history of the evolution of printmaking as a means of creative expression, from prehistory to the present day
The significance of printmaking within the history of art is often underplayed, obscured or misunderstood. This book tells the story of artist prints from across the globe in a manner that is accessible and engaging. It demystifies how prints are made--from woodblock to etching--and explores how, throughout history, printmaking has defied easy categorisation, straddling fine art practices and commercially minded production. In fact, it has been employed as much for creative experimentation as it has for disseminating information.
Beginning in ancient East Asia and travelling through Renaissance Europe, revolutionary Mexico, and post-Apartheid South Africa, these ten chapters celebrate the interconnected nature of the printed image and its multiple histories, while illuminating the lesser-known players who have been deliberately or erroneously overlooked. Whether formed by slicing linoleum or plunging plates into acid, then distributed via bound books or pasted posters, the print has not just replicated the world, it has shaped it.
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