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Point Publications, Published 1992. Wraps, staple bound, v, 61 pp.; 26 cm; illustrated with black-and-white reproductions throughout. A handbook from Crown Point Press in cooperation with The Trust for Museum Exhibitions. Includes index and exhibition checklist.
In Good condition. Tan printed paper covers with a reproduction of Richard Diebenkorn's "Black Club" (1991) on front; rear cover prints a flowchart diagram titled "Ways of Making Fine Art Prints" showing the five major categories of printmaking (relief, intaglio, planographic, stencil, electrostatic) and their sub-processes; light bumping and creasing to the edges and corners of covers, and mild surface wear and fading to the spine. Binding is tight (staple bound). Interior pages are clean and unmarked, with some light bending and creasing of the edges.Exhibition catalog and practical handbook by Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press (est. 1962), explaining how to identify and distinguish twelve kinds of contemporary fine art prints including lithographs, woodcuts, silkscreen prints, ink jet prints, and various intaglio techniques. Features reproductions of works by Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, John Cage, Pat Steir, Chris Burden, and others. The accompanying exhibition toured six museums from 1993 to 1995, including the Columbia Museum of Art, Akron Art Museum, David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University, Bayly Art Museum at the University of Virginia, Georgia Museum of Art, and Salt Lake Art Center. Dedicated to John Cage (1912-1992).