FREEDOM TRAIL PRINTMAKING
John Foster - The first American known printer
Excerpt from Artists of Colonial America on John Foster
Printmaking 101 - Step by step
Printmaking press demo
Being a colonial kid
Lino cuts
John Foster - The first American known printer
Excerpt from Artists of Colonial America on John Foster
Printmaking 101 - Step by step
Printmaking press demo
Being a colonial kid
Lino cuts
Above images created by Master printer John Foster (1648-1681) except for Witches Woodcut - artist unknown, circa 1641-1750
BIG IDEA: Student will create their own relief print using lino-cutters and easy-cut printing plates. Please bring in photographs from your Boston trip. Examples: Paintings, landmarks, public sculptures.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why is it essential to recognizing an early colonial artist and print-maker such as John Foster? KEY KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING:
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HISTORY: Printmaking has its roots in prehistoric times, when humans placed their hands on cave walls and blew pulverized pigment around them to create images. Records show that woodcut printing was used by the Egyptians as early as 2000 B.C.E., but because of the perishable nature of these works, they do not exist today. In China, 200 A.D., both fabrics and books were printed using wooden blocks at an early stage. Eventually wood blocks were smoothed and then cut into with sharp tools. They were then inked to make prints that were handed out like posters and handbills or flyers. In the 1500s, John Gutenberg put rows of little wooden block letters into a printing press, and the first modern books were made. He was the first printer to use cast lead types and he invented the mechanical printing press.
ARTISTS who have worked with relief printing are internationally renowned figures like Albrecht Dürer, John Foster, Paul Gauguin,
Käthe Kollwitz, Edvard Munch, Andy Warhol
AAE MAGNET THEME CONNECTION: If not for advancements in printmaking, we would never have books, newspapers and possibly the advancement of computer communications. Commercial engineers use the principles of printmaking techniques and technology in graphics, advertisement, blueprints for construction, industry and machinery. Many print-makers shadow experienced print-makers to gain practical and real life experience. Print-makers typically start out performing simple techniques and move on to more advanced tasks as they gain experience and improve their skills. Many print-makers prepare detailed portfolios to showcase their work to potential employers and clients.
Types of printmaking: http://www.monoprints.com/info/otheraspects.html
History of the woodcut: http://www.theprintperspective.com/about-printmaking/ More history of the woodcut: http://www.highpointprintmaking.org/education/what_is_printmaking/history/
ARTISTS who have worked with relief printing are internationally renowned figures like Albrecht Dürer, John Foster, Paul Gauguin,
Käthe Kollwitz, Edvard Munch, Andy Warhol
AAE MAGNET THEME CONNECTION: If not for advancements in printmaking, we would never have books, newspapers and possibly the advancement of computer communications. Commercial engineers use the principles of printmaking techniques and technology in graphics, advertisement, blueprints for construction, industry and machinery. Many print-makers shadow experienced print-makers to gain practical and real life experience. Print-makers typically start out performing simple techniques and move on to more advanced tasks as they gain experience and improve their skills. Many print-makers prepare detailed portfolios to showcase their work to potential employers and clients.
Types of printmaking: http://www.monoprints.com/info/otheraspects.html
History of the woodcut: http://www.theprintperspective.com/about-printmaking/ More history of the woodcut: http://www.highpointprintmaking.org/education/what_is_printmaking/history/