| FINE ART COPPER PLATE PRINTING (LITHOGRAPH MAKING) | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6012 |
| Catalog #: | 500658 | |
| Clip Number: | 500658-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 125 | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:16 - 01:14:45 | |
| Location: | Euston, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Printmaking LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | FINE ART COPPER PLATE PRINTING (aka LITHOGRAPH MAKING) Euston, London. C/U of a paint palette with lots of yellow and red paint on it. M/S of a printer at work - George Hardcastle. Various C/Us of him at work on making a Lithograph for use in Fine Art Copper Plate Printing. We see all the various processes involved in making a print and the history of this technique is explained. A large printing press is used to make a print - various shots of the prints being made. This printing press was made by Samuel Cousins, R.A. C/U of George as he concentrates on his work. Print is peeled off the plate and we see it in C/U. It is a portrait of the Regency actress Mrs Lister painted by G.S. Newton. Other works of art produced in the same manner are presented to the camera. | |
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