A History of Screen Printing
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0944094740 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 484 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anyone who but skims through these pages will gasp at the heretofore unimagined visual resources that have been gathered to substantiate the text hundreds of images that had all but disappeared from the public record. This book is testimony not only to Lengwiler s dogged pursuit of history, but also to his immense success at unearthing the families and archives of those who were screen printing s pioneers. Richard S. Guido Lengwiler has written the first truly comprehensive and deeply researched history of screen printing, beginning with late 19th-century precursors and extending through the years
Guido Lengwiler is a teacher of screen printing at the Schule fuer Gestaltung Bern und Biel, Switzerland (Bern and Biel School of Design). Born 1960. He was elected to the Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technology (ASDPT) in 2009 for his work on the History of Screen Printing.
Denise E. said Most complete history of screen printing out there. For years, I've read a lot of rumors and speculation about early screen printing, but nothing that was a well documented history. This history steps screen printing through WWI up to modern day. I purchased this for the details about WWII screen printing, which clarified and refuted a lot of "popular" opinions on how things were produced in the period, including the use of stenciling ver. "History of Screen Printing" according to Maxwell G. Cox. This is a wonderful but extremely historical book on the early days of screen printing, I have had 50 years involvement full time in screen printing having started my own business at age 18 and am still at it more or less full time after 50 years. Whilst my sons now look after the day to day running of the business and we do some digital work, I would be lost without daily immersion in t. Great reference item Amazon Customer The title says it all. A kind of Bible of screen printing. Great reference item.
It tells the interconnected stories of how a relatively small group of people, many of them artists, signwriters, and entrepreneurs working in the dawn of the advertising age in the USA, helped create entire industries that continue to exist globally today, all using screen printing in the production of an unbelievably wide range of products. Hundreds of never before seen product photos, machine designs, and some of the first art prints done in the 1920 s in California are included, plus special chapters on fine art printmaking, along with the ceramic and textile industries. Screen printing was a hybrid process that provided both graphic and manufacturing advantages over other methods, and was perfect for the times. A History of Screen Printing How a