Description
Join Curator Sophie Lynford and Librarian Rachael DiEleuterio in an exploration of etchings and the robust material culture they inspired. The presentation is in conversation with the exhibition, Inked Impressions: Etchings in the Age of Whistler (March 1 – July 27), which tells the story of the etching revival in France, Britain, and the United States. The second half of the nineteenth century saw a resurgence in the printmaking process of etching. Beginning in France and then spreading to Britain and the United States, the reinvigoration of etching led to experimental uses of the medium. In this behind-the-scenes event, attendees will closely examine nineteenth-century etching manuals and tools alongside a group of original etchings.