Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem

In s3e49, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Valpuri Remling, collaborative printer and manager of the pro workshop at Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, which was established in 1960 by the legendary June Wayne in order to preserve and promote the art of lithography. Valpuri, a native of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, graduated from the program in 2009. After working at Helsinki Litho with Matti Hintikka and Kalle Berg, Valpuri returned to Albuquerque in 2015 to assume the position of printer and workshop manager from Bill Lagattuta, Tamarind's longtime collaborative printer. In her role, Valpuri collaborates with visiting artists, manages multiple publishing projects, and advises other workshops and manufacturing entities on best practices in lithography. Every year she directs the research of Tamarind apprentice printers and mentors the next generation of lithographers.

Ann and Valpuri talk about growing up on the Artic Circle, how the two Tamarind shops function side by side, research into new lithograph tools and techniques, the printshop ballet, collaborating with artists, being true to oneself, and the surprising opportunity for artists to have work printed at Tamarind by students.

Brandon Gunn, Tamarind Master Printer, Director of Education, and Professor of Practice.

Arikah Lynne, 2023–24 Apprentice Printer.

Brandon Gunn demonstrating a rainbow roll for a cohort.

Bill Lagattuta, Marjorie Devon, and Rodney Hamon.

Rodney Hamon and Bill Lagattuta with a cohort.

Alyssa Ebinger and Valpuri Remling in the pro shop.

Kylee Aragon Wallis, Gallery Director.

Tamarind founder June Wayne.

Garo Antreasian and Clinton Adams.

Diana Gaston, Director.

Marge Devon, retired Director.

Matti Hintikka, Valpuri Remling, and Kalle Berg at Helsinki Litho.

Adam Ostreicher. The Procession, 2007. 5-plate etching and aquatint.

Tru Ludwig. Ask Not…, 1997. Etching and aquatint, engraving, and softground etching. 36 x 24 in.

Tusche test stone.

Jeffrey Gibson (American, Mississippi Choctaw-Cherokee, born 1972). Mighty Real, 2021. Four-color lithograph. Sheet: 36 11/16 x 25 ¼ in. Published by Tamarind Institute; printed by Valpuri Remling and Lindsey Sigmon.

USEFUL LINKS

Tamarind Institute website: www.tamarind.unm.edu

Map to find Tamarind-trained shops and printers: www.tamarind.unm.edu/map/fatp_map.html#

Instagram accounts

@tamarindinstitute

@tamarindeducation

@valpuriremling

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In episode s3e48, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Deb Chaney, Tamarind-trained master printer specializing in lithography. She has an eponymous imprint, Deb Chaney Editions and has started a new venture with Stéphane Guilbaud—D&S Fine Art Editions—to whom she is fairly recently married. They have studios in Upstate New York (studio to be built), Paris, and LaForce, France.

Ann and Deb talk about the beauty of litho stones, common problems that come with printing lithographs, why litho inks are more saturated than other types of inks, how the Tamarind program works, why printers are the nexus of the whole system, and the surprising differences between the print ecosystem in France versus the United States. Deb is a delight and super knowledgeable. You'll learn more about the chemistry of lithography (adding to the history of litho we got from Michael Barnes in episode 25), and so much more.

Ethan Murrow (American, born 1975). Quietude, 2022. 4-color stone lithograph. 62 ½ x 47 in. Published by D&S Fine Art Editions.

Dasha Shishkin (American, born Moscow, 1977). 9 Pickles, 2020. Portfolio of 9 stone lithographs. Each: 16 x 12 in. Published by Deb Chaney Editions.

Deb Chaney sponging the stone for Dasha Shishkin's lithograph Good Night and Good Luck, 2021.

Art Spiegelman (American, born Stockholm, 1948). Trump L'oeil, 2018. 7-color stone lithograph. 30 x 22 in. Published by MEL Publisher; printed by Deb Chaney Editions.

Beauvais Lyons (American, born 1957). Flea Circus, 2015. Lithograph. Hokes Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Anita Jung (American, born 1960). Hole in the Sky, 2019. Acrylic on paper. 30 x 22 in.

A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street.

Dread Scott and Jenny Polak at work in D&S Fine Art Editions's studio, Paris.

Dread Scott (American, born 1964) and Jenny Polak (American, born 1974). Délivré, 2023. 8-color stone lithograph. 37 1/2 x 28 ½ in. (96 x 72 cm.). Published by D&S Fine Art Editions.

D&S Fine Art Editions's studio in La Force, Bergerac, France.

Ethan Murrow at work in D&S Fine Art Editions's studio.

Deb Chaney (American, born 1978). La Habana, 2014. Monotype collage. 20 x 32 in.

Publisher Spotlight: D&S Fine Art Editions. Installation at Print Center New York, 2023, featuring lithographs by Dread Scott and Jenny Polak, Ethan Murrow, and Dasha Shishkin.

Stéphane Guilbaud (left) and team in the D&S Fine Art Editions's Paris studio.

The giant Voirin Press in D&S Fine Art Editions's Paris studio with Ethan Murrow's Quietude, 2022.

Leading off 2024's series three episodes is s3e47 in which Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Adam McCoy, Senior Specialist in Fine Art, Rago Auctions. Adam has worked in various auction houses for many years, including Christies and Artsy. Ann relished the chance to pepper Adam with questions.

In the episode Adam and Ann talk about the business of the business including what to expect when you decide to sell something at auction, the vagaries of the market, the authentication process, the bidding process (by phone, online, or in person), the value of old school auction catalogues, and which of Picasso's prints holds the record price.

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944). Madonna, 1895. Lithograph. Image: 600 x 440 mm.; sheet: 640 x 480 mm. Munch Museum, Oslo.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). Femme qui pleure, 1937. Drypoint, aquatint, and etching. plate: 27 3/16 x 19 ½ in. (69 x 49.5 cm.); sheet: 30 1/2 x 22 9/16 in. (77.4 x 57.3 cm.). Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Marilyn, 1967. Portfolio of 10 screenprints. Each: 36 x 36 in. Robin Rile Fine Art, Miami.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). Rembrandt with a Palette, from the Vollard Suite, 1934, printed 1939. Etching. Plate: 10 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (27.8 x 19.8 cm.); sheet: 17 9/16 x 13 7/16 in. (44.6 x 34.1 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). 0 through 9, 1960. Lithograph. Sheet: 69.9 x 54 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). This Manifestation of Historical Restlessness, (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. 10-panel etching/aquatint from 50 plates. Overall: 93 1/2 x 173 1/8 in. (237.49 x 439.74 cm.). Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA.

Scott Kahn (American, born 1946). Ingersoll's Branch, 1989, printed 2022. 26-color screenprint. Avant Arte.

Ursula von Rydinsvard (German, born 1942). CISZA, 2021-22. Cedar. 149 x 79 x 82 in.

George J. Stengel (American, 1872–1937). The Quarry, New Habor, Maine. Oil on canvas. 25 ¼ x 30 1.8 in. Questroyal Fine Art, New York.

Kate Reno Miller (American, 1874–1929). Sunlit Path, 1920. Oil on board. 11 x 14 in. Cincinnati Art Galleries.

Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA. (photo: Emma Lee, WHYY)

B.J.O. Nordfeldt (American, 1878–1955). The Skyrocket, 1906. Color woodcut. Image: 8 ¾ x 11 ¼ in. (22.2 x 28.6 cm.). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.

In s3e46, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Reinis Gailitis, an engraver from Riga, Latvia. The magic of the internet is fully on display today. Without it, finding Reinis's work would have been challenging. But his self-portrait in the style of Claude Mellan's Holy Face, the one with a single line emanating from the subject's nose, is a marvel.

Ann and Reinis talk about how engraving is simultaneously the most simple and direct of techniques while being the most difficult. They talk about tricks and tools shared by artists thanks to the internet: how to transfer a drawing onto a shiny copper plate for engraving (thanks, Andrew Raftery), what recipe to use for a darkened paste to fill already carved lines to see progress (thanks, Lembit Lõhmus), choosing a non-toxic solvent and trying out a custom tube of ink (thanks, Ad Stijnman), about non-toxic electrolytic etching (thanks, Jason Scuilla). They talk about the pitfalls of selling Intagram-worthy art, why there's little-to-no printmaking culture in Latvia, and about how overdue we are for a severe magnetic storm that could wipe out electronic media, documents, art pointing to the importance of printed objects.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvia, born 1992). Illustration for Alphabet of Latvian Culture, 2019. Digital drawing.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvia, born 1992). Illustration for Alphabet of Latvian Culture, 2019. Digital drawing.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvia, born 1992). Illustration for Alphabet of Latvian Culture, 2019. Digital drawing.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvia, born 1992). Illustration for Alphabet of Latvian Culture, 2019. Digital drawing.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvia, born 1992). Illustration for Alphabet of Latvian Culture, 2019. Digital drawing.

Reinis Gailitis teaching engraving at the Art Academy, Riga, Latvia.

Reinis Gailitis's plate with ink-paste in the engraved lines to help the artist see where they are.

Reinis Gailitis engraving the copper plate Face Of...

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Engraved spiral perfection.

Halftone rake tool (intaglioprintmaker.com).

Unknown engraver after Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651). Landscape with the Parable of the Tares, 1605. Engraving. Sheet: 38 x 50.5 cm. British Museum, London.

[DETAIL] Unknown engraver after Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651). Landscape with the Parable of the Tares, 1605. Engraving. Sheet: 38 x 50.5 cm. British Museum, London.

Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988). Cinq Personnages, 1946. Engraving and softground etching (trial proof prior to color additions). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Monoliths, 2022. Engraving.

Reinis Gailitis. Variations of lines via engraving, drypoint, and mezzotint.

Lembit Lõhmus (Estonian, born 1947). Ex Libris. Engraving.

Reinis Gailitis's ink-paste.

Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688). The Sudarium of Saint Veronica, 1649. Engraving. Plate : 16 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. (42.86 x 31.43 cm.); sheet: 17 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (45.4 x 33.97 cm.). Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis.

Reinis Gallitis (Latvian, born 1992). Face of…, 2021. Engraving. Sheet: 30 x 22 cm.; plate: 25 x 18 cm.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Schematic for Face Of… engraving.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Self-Portrait, 1500. Oil on panel. 67.1 × 48.9 cm. (26 1/3 × 19 1/3 in.). Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München.

Reinis Gallitis (Latvian, born 1992). Vortex, 2021. Engraving. Sheet: 44 x 34 cm.; plate: 40 x 29 cm.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Starship, 2021. Engraving and chine collé.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Work in Progress, 2023. Engraving.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Work in Dark, 2023. Engraving and linoleum cut on chine collé.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Work in Dark, 2023. Linoleum cut.

[DETAIL OF TRIAL PROOF] Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Work in Dark, 2023. Engraving.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Work in Dark, 2023. Engraving printed intaglio and relief with white areas hand wiped.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Inked engraving plate (black intaglio, blue relief, white hand wiped) for Work in Dark, 2023.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Fungi, 2023. Wood engraving. 9 x 11 cm.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Woodblock for Fungi, 2023. 9 x 11 cm.

Reinis Gailitis's engraved woodblock for Fungi set in press.

Reinis Gailitis's wood engraving, Fungi, being printed.

Anton Würth (German, born 1957). Dürer Übung-Dürer Practice, 2014. Engraving. 100 x 150 mm (3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.). C.G. Boerner, New York.

Lembit Lõhmus (Estonian, born 1947). Ex Libris in memoriam Richard Kaljo. Engraving.

Reinis Gailitis (Latvian, born 1992). Engraved patterns.

USEFUL LINKS

Reinis's website: https://gailitis.berta.me/

Reinis's prints are available for purchase on his Esty shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GailitisPrintmaking?ref=profile_header

Support Reinis through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gailitis

Short videos of engraving Work in Progress: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEjIeYYKyzk and https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DkEPD2qdB5U and https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3f_FihXoMxM

Short videos of engraving Face Of…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLYBCYGAh40 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPcFjpoWO4I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwf_SzOJAk

Process video on the making of Vortex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OU9Uh8brzQ

Process video on the making of Starship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjgw_aUnwuk

Andrew Raftery demonstrates the art of engraving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQvghHs15hA&t=234s

In Platemark s3e45, host Ann Shafer talks with Bob Schneider, who is best known for his music but is a serious artist as well. You may know some of his best-loved songs like 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet), Honeypot, Deep Blue Sea, and Peaches, but you will be delighted to learn about his print output. These are gorgeous etchings primarily made with Katherine Brimberry at Flatbed Press in Bob's hometown, Austin, TX.

In the episode, Bob and Ann talk about all sorts of things including anxiety, AI, and creativity. Their discussion about creativity is fascinating: he's a surrealist at heart and subscribes to the idea that images emerge unbidden from his subconscious. In fact, he believes he is just cultivating things that are already there.

Numerous etchings by the artist are online at flatbedpress.com. As you look through them online, you can guess which one is in Ann's collection. His digital compositions, collages, and paintings are available at Yard Dog Gallery.

Bob plays a lot of live shows in Texas, including weekly Monday nights sets at Saxon Pub in Austin. He plays select shows in other places; check his website for tour dates near you. He's a consummate performer and is worth seeking out.

USEFUL LINKS

Bob's website bobschneider.com

YouTube Music music.youtube.com/channel/UCfzxdvRc4RzUyYeQiIyHASQ

Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/4YOxTnmYogOpUPxrNTacvQ

Facebook facebook.com/bobschneidermusic

Instagram instagram.com/bob_schneider_music

X (Twitter) twitter.com/Bob_Schneider

FRUNK bobschneidermusic.bandcamp.com

Merch bobschneider.myshopify.com

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). The Night Way, 2008–17. Etching. Plate: 29 x 22 ¼ in.; sheet: 45 x 34 ¾ in. Published by Flatbed Press, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Atama, 2008. Etching. Plate: 26 7/8 x 24 3/8 in.; sheet: 43 ¾ x 34 ¾ in. Published by Flatbed Press, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Lucretia, 2000. Etching. Plate: 18 x 24 in.; sheet: 22 x 30 in. Published by Flatbed Press, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Woman, 2000. Etching and aquatint. Plate: 42 ½ x 30 in. Published by Flatbed Press, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965) and Justin Barker (American, born 1979). Illustration for Bob's graphic novel, FAYM.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965) and Justin Barker (American, born 1979). Illustration for Bob's graphic novel, FAYM.

Bob Schneider and Justin Barker at Saxon Pub, Austin, November 2023.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). We're Never Really Sure if the Life We Live Here Belongs to Us. Digital print on Hahnemühle 100% cotton photo rag fine art paper. 21 x 15 ¾ in. Yard Dog Gallery, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Abe II. Digital print on Hahnemühle 100% cotton photo rag fine art paper. 21 x 15 ¾ in. Yard Dog Gallery, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Who Isn't Born Again Into Heaven. Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 in. Yard Dog Gallery, Austin.

Bob Schneider (American, born 1965). Each Moment is a Place You've Never Been. Oil on canvas. 20 x 16 in. Yard Dog Gallery, Austin.

Digital art by AI and Bob Schneider for FRUNK, recordings of each of Bob's performances.

Bob Schneider and Clint Wells's podcast I'm OK, you're OK; I'm not OK, you're not OK.

Bob Schneider prints spread out at Flatbed Press, Austin.

There's often a ton of art in medical spaces, but who are the curators of those health system collections?

In s3e44, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Naomi Huth, chief curator and director of the art collection for NYC Health + Hospitals. Held within the Arts in Medicine department, NYC Health + Hospitals has one of the largest public (non museum) art collections in New York City with more than 7,000 works of art, including a number of murals. Their goal is to make art accessible to the public and integrate the collection into healing environments across NYC Health + Hospitals' eleven acute care hospitals, five nursing homes, six diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than seventy community-based primary care sites.

A major part of Naomi's job is to highlight the concepts of diversity and accessibility in collecting, collaboration, and mentoring emerging artists. She has focused on acquiring works by underrepresented artists to improve and diversify the collection as well as integrating diverse perspectives into the collection and fostering a better understanding of the issues of today through the lens of art.

We talk about how art can reduce stress, offer peace, and help both patients and their families and medical staff members find moments of respite in busy and intense spaces. It's different yet not from being a museum curator.

From 2012–2021, Naomi was the curator for the Joseph M. Cohen Family Collection, a large private collection with six locations around the United States. She has previously held curatorial positions at the New Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, Rubin Museum, and the de Young Museum. Naomi is a member of the Young Collectors Council acquisitions committee at the Guggenheim, the advisory board of the Center for Photography in Woodstock, Independent Curators International, and is an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America. She earned her M.A. in Art History and Museum Studies from the City College of New York (CCNY) and her B.S. in Fashion Design and Art History from Drexel University.

William Palmer. Function of a Hospital, 1934. Mural. NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens.

Georgette Seabrooke. Recreation in Harlem, 1936. Mural. NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Hospital Center, Manhattan.

Angel Garcia. The Shoulders of Legacy, 2021. NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, Manhattan.

Charles Alston. Man Emerging, 1969. Mural. NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem Hospital Center, Manhattan.

Staff wellness room, NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, Brooklyn.

Linda LeKniff pastels in the pharmacy at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania, Bronx.

Andy Warhol print at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Manhattan.

Oscar Lett. Origins and Today, 2019. Mural. NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, Brooklyn.

Kristy McCarthy. Together We Heal, 2023. Mural located in the waiting room of the pediatric emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn.

Fernando "Ski" Romero and Modesto Flako Jimenez. Guns Down, Life Up, 2023. NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Hospital, Bronx.

Fernando "Ski" Romero and Modesto Flako Jimenez. Guns Down, Life Up, 2023. NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Hospital, Bronx.

Keith Haring. 1986 mural at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, Brooklyn.

USEFUL LINKS

NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine department: https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/artsinmedicine/

NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine art collection: https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/artsinmedicine/art-collection/

NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine programs:

https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/artsinmedicine/programs/

NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine Bloomberg Connects app:https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/artsinmedicine/programs/#artsInMedicineMobileApp

Naomi Huth's IG: https://www.instagram.com/naomi__huth/

In s3e43, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Craig Zammiello, an artist and collaborative printer with over 40 years of experience in all areas of printmaking. He worked for 25 years at Universal Limited Art Editions, where he collaborated with numerous artists, including Jasper Johns, Elizabeth Murray, James Rosenquist, Kiki Smith, and Robert Rauschenberg. Currently, he is a collaborative printer at Two Palms working with Mel Bochner, Ellen Gallagher, Chris Offili, Elizabeth Peyton, and Dana Schutz. He is author of a studio manual on photogravure, as well as Conversations from the Print Studio published by Yale University Press.

Ann and Craig talk about Woodburytypes, working with Robert Rauschenberg at ULAE, and helping Matthew Barney grow copper nodules on a Woodburytype and then gold plating them. They talk about Craig's transition to Two Palms and how that studio works outside of the traditional print studio model. Find out about a lifelong interest of Craig's that has resulted in his collection being acquired by the American Museum of Natural History (no, it's not prints), and what band would he most like to join on tour.

Zammiello received an MFA from The State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1995. He is currently Adjunct Faculty at the School of the Arts at Columbia University. Zammiello has taught workshops and classes at New York University, Yale University, The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and the Flemish Center for the Graphic Arts in Belgium.

Episode image: Elizabeth Zammiello

Matthew Barney (American, born 1967). In Vain Produced, All Rays Return, Evil Will Bless, and Ice Will Burn, 2015. Set of 4 Woodburytype prints on copper with electro-formed copper, nickel and 24 carat gold, in red oak frames. Framed dimensions: 11 1/2 x 15 ½ in. Printed by F-Zero Project and published by Two Palms, New York.

Lead printing plate for Brad by Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021). 9x12 in.

The finished Woodburytype print for Brad, Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021), with the ink overflow around the edges. 11x14 inches. Published by Two Palms, New York.

R. Crumb (American, born 1943). Keep on Flushin', 2022. Etching. Sheet: 13 ½ x 11 ½ in. Printed by Craig Zammiello and published by Two Palms, New York.

Mel Bochner (American, born, 1940). Is This It?, 2023. Cast and pigmented paper. 69 ¾ x 67 ¼ x 5 5/8 in. Published by Two Palms, New York.

Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022). Ninth Stone, 1965–68. Lithograph in 1 color on Chatham British paper. 20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm.). Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Bayshore, New York.

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008). Wall-Eyed Carp/ROCI JAPAN, 1987. Acrylic and fabric collage on canvas. 203.2 x 617.2 cm (80 x 243 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Lisa Hodermarsky and Craig Zammiello. Conversations from the Print Studio: A Master Printer in Collaboration with Ten Artists. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2012.

USEFUL LINKS

Craig Zammiello's video on photogravure techniques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3HAoyIsrDY

Craig's website: https://www.zammiello.com/

IG: @craigzammiello

In s3e42, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl about their exhibition on view at Print Center New York through December, 23, 2023. A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries is the first exhibition to explore the legacy of Lowengrund (1902–1957), a visionary artist-advocate and entrepreneur.

In charting the institutional history of the hybrid print workshop-gallery she founded, The Contemporaries, and its later evolution into Pratt Graphic Art Center, A Model Workshop brings into focus the bustling printmaking scene of 1950s New York and reveals Lowengrund's impact on postwar printmaking.

A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries is curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. It is on view September 21–December 23, 2023, at Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street.

Maurice Berezov, Margaret Lowengrund at The Contemporaries, c. 1952–55. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum Archives. © Maurice Berezov Photograph Copyright A.E. Artworks, LLC. Image courtesy Woodstock Artists Association and Museum Archives, Woodstock, New York.

A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street.

The Contemporaries Graphic Art Centre, c. 1954. 959 Madison Ave, New York.

The Contemporaries Gallery of Sculpture and Graphic Art, 992 Madison Avenue at 77th Street, New York, 1955. Photo by Robert Delson.

The Contemporaries Graphic Art Centre, c. 1955–56. 1343–45 3rd Ave, New York.

The Pratt Graphic Art Center, c. 1959. 795 Broadway, New York.

Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964). Detail Study for Cliché, 1957. Lithograph. 15 3/4 × 18 3/8 in. (40 × 46.7 cm.). Printed by Arnold Singer at The Contemporaries Graphic Art Centre. Judd Foundation, New York. © Estate of Stuart Davis

Arthur Deshaies (American, 1920–2011). Hornet's Nest, 1956. Plexi engraving. Image: 303 x 403 mm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Dean Meeker (American, 1920–2002). Trojan Horse, 1952. Screenprint. Sheet: 20 × 26 in. (50.8 × 66 cm.); image: 18 1/8 × 25 ¾ in. (46 × 65.4 cm.). Whitney Museum oof American Art, New York.

Fritz Eichenberg's Talk on His Trip to the Soviet Union with United States Information Agency, Graphic Arts Exhibit, 1963. Pratt Institute Archives, Pratt Institute Library.

Pratt Graphic Art Center, November 1962. Pratt Institute Archives, Pratt Institute Library.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

[Installation shot] A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries. Curated by Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl. September 21–December 23, 2023. Print Center New York, 535 West 24th Street. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.

Peter Lipman-Wulf (1905–1993). Man in the Moon, 1952. Lignum vitae. 24 ½ × 14 × 10 ½ in. Collection of Michael Henkel, East Hampton, NY.

USEFUL LINKS

A Model Workshop webpage. https://www.printcenternewyork.org/a-model-workshop

Christina's book: The Women of Atelier 17. https://www.atelier17.christinaweyl.com/#content

Christina's article: "Missing Archives: Worden Day and Women Modernists." https://christinaweyl.com/projects/2019-09-aaaj/

Rockefeller Archive Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY. https://rockarch.org/

Christina's IG: @christinaweyl

Lauren's IG: @rosenbluuuum

In Platemark s3e41, host Ann Shafer talks with Susan Tallman, an art historian and essayist who co-founded the journal Art in Print and served as its editor for its entire run, 2011–2019. A regular contributor to New York Review of Books and The Atlantic Monthly, she has authored and co-authored many books, most recently No Plan At All: How the Danish Printshop of Niels Borch Jensen Redefined Artists Prints for the Contemporary World, as well as the new catalogue raisonné of prints by Kerry James Marshall.

Ann and Susan talk about the word "original" as an unhelpful term to describe fine art prints, last summer's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Gerhard Richter's 2020 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the state of the state of the print world. In the end you'll understand why Susan loves ambiguity in art.

William Kentridge (South African, born 1955). Triumphs and Laments: Mantegna, 2016–17. Relief printed from 13 woodblocks and 1 linoleum block. Overall: 76 ¾ x 78 3/8 (195 x 199 cm.). Published by David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatises on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. 10-panel etching and aquatint from 50 plates. 93 1/2 x 173 1/8 in. (237.5 x 439.7 cm.). Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944). The Vampire, 1895. color lithograph and woodcut with watercolor [trial proof]. sheet: 38.9 × 55.7 cm (15 5/16 × 21 15/16 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Susan Tallman. The Contemporary Print from Pre-Pop to Postmodern. London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996.

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). Target, 1960. Lithograph. 12 1/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30.7 x 30.9 cm.); sheet: 22 13/16 x 17 13/16 in. (57.9 x 45.2 cm.). Published by ULAE. Museum of Modern Art, NY.

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). Target, 1961. Encaustic and newpaper on canvas. 167.6 × 167.6 cm. (66 × 66 in.). Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

Susan Tallman. Kerry James Marshall: The Complete Prints. New York: Ludion/D.A.P., 2023.

Vermeer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. February 10–June 4, 2023.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Allegory of the Catholic Faith, c. 1670–72. Oil on canvas. 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Woman with Pearl Necklace, c. 1664. Oil on canvas. 55 × 45 cm. (21 5/8 × 17 3/4 in.). Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Woman Holding a Scale, c. 1664. Oil on canvas. 42.5 x 38 cm (16 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Kouros, c. 530 B.C. Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.

Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C. November 19, 2009–March 31, 2010.

Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588). The Wedding at Cana, 1563. Oil on canvas. 6.77 × 9.94 m (267 × 391 in.). Louvre Museum, Paris.

Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588). The Wedding at Cana, 1563. Factum Arte digital copy. 6.77 × 9.94 m (267 × 391 in.). San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.

Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606–1669). The Hundred Guilder Print: Christ with the Sick around Him, c. 1648. Etching, drypoint, and engraving on Japanese paper. 280 x 394 mm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513. Engraving. Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (245 x 190 mm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Anonymous Andean painting hanging in Susan's home.

Jan Wierix (Netherlandish, 1549–1615), after Martin de Vos (Netherlandish, 1532-1603). Annunciation, 1549-before 1585. Engraving. Plate: 265 × 197 mm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Gerhard Richter: The Birkenau Paintings. Met Fifth Avenue. September 5, 2020–January 18 2021. Credit: Charlie Rubin for The New York Times.

Stanley William Hayter (British, 1901–1988). Père Lachaise from the portfolio Paysages urbains, 1930. Engraving and drypoint. Sheet: 283 × 381 mm. (11 1/8 × 15 in.); plate: 208 × 268 mm. (8 3/16 × 10 9/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.

Edge of Visibility. IPCNY, New York. October 4–December 2018.

USEFUL LINKS

Susan's website: https://www.susan-tallman.com/

Art in Print on Jstor: https://www.jstor.org/journal/artprint

The Getty's Paper Project: https://www.getty.edu/projects/paper-project/

New York Public Library. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs. https://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/wallach-division/print-collection

Factum Arte: https://www.factum-arte.com/pag/38/a-facsimile-of-the-wedding-at-cana-by-paolo-veronese

In s3e40, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Luther Davis, master printer and director of Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn. This is a two-parter. For this interview, Platemark collaborated with its sister podcast Hello, Print Friend. Miranda Metcalf, Hello, Print Friend's host and creator interviewed Luther about his background and early career; Ann Shafer spoke with Luther about the present and future at Powerhouse Arts, a new non-profit arts center in a renovated transit power station on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Both Hello, Print Friend and Platemark's episodes will be available on both podcast channels.

Luther has been in the biz for a long time and has great stories about the printing industry in Brooklyn. We talk about industrial printing and ask what the differences are between "art" and everything else. We talk about how important accessible shops are for artists to fabricate large projects (in addition to a print shop, Powerhouse has a ceramics studio, and a large sculpture fabrication shop). We talk about the state of print publishing today.

Luther has brought his prodigious experience to bear at Powerhouse Arts, a fairly new player in the field. He is taking the reigns of the Print Shop and running with it.

Episode image: Dana Zinsser.

Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Pulled in Brooklyn, exhibition curated by Roberta Waddell and Samantha Rippner. IPCNY, April 4–June 15, 2019.

Industrial map of New York City showing manufacturing industries. New York Public Library. Printing industries are marked in orange.

Grand Hall, Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn.

Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Inaugural artist-in-residence Ivan Forde working at Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). Leo from The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday Portfolio, 1997. Color etching. Plate: 17 11/16 × 11 13/16 in. (45 × 30 cm.); sheet: 36 13/16 × 27 in. (93.5 × 68.6 cm.). Published by Jean-Christoph Castelli; printed by Noblet Serigraphie. Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Ed Ruscha (American, born 1937). News from the portfolio News, Mews, Pews, Brews, Stews & Dues, 1970. Screenprint. Image: 18 1/16 x 27 1/16 in. (45.8 x 68.8 cm.); sheet: 23 1/16 x 31 7/8 in. (58.6 x 81 cm.). Published by Editions Alecto; printed by Alecto Studios. Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Peacock Visual Arts' Risograph color chart.

Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Printer Zaire Anderson coating screens for Avram Finkelstein's Who Died. Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

With backs turned, left: Chris Kinsler; right: Dennis Hrehowsik. Facing camera, left: Zaire Anderson; right: Dana Zinsser. Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Nellie Davis and Kyle Goen working on his giant rainbow roll at Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Printer John Bartolo working on a screenprint by Aziz and Cucher at Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Powerhouse Arts Print Shop, Brooklyn.

Donald Baechler installation shot. Galerie Forsblom, 2014.

Kara Walker (American, born 1969). The Emancipation Approximation, 1999–2000. Portfolio of 26 screenprints. Sheet (each): 45 3/4 x 45 3/4 in (116.2 x 116.2 cm.). Published by Sikkema Jenkins Editions; printed by Jean Yves Noblet. Phillips Auctions, New York.

Fourth Estate www.fourthestate.com

Alex Dodge (American, born 1977). Unread Messages, 2017. Screenprint. 20 x 30 in. Haystack Editions.

USEFUL LINKS

Poster House www.posterhouse.org

Jungle Press Editions www.junglepress.com

Avant Arte www.avantearte.com

Radix Media & Graphics

NY Printing & Graphics www.nyprintinggraphics.com

Du-Good Press www.du-goodpress.com

Carousel's Press www.carouselpress.com

Kayrock Screenprinting www.shop.kayrock.org

Bushwick Print Lab www.bushwickprintlab.org

Ulano Corp. www.ulano.com

KIWO Inc. www.kiwo.com

Guerra Paint & Pigment www.guerrapaint.com

Labor statistics on fine artists from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes271013.htm#nat