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Karl Rössing: Witness to Weimar’s Final Years

Introduction Sometimes eBay can open worlds to you. This is what happened...

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R.O. Hodgell: master linocutter

Introduction A bee in my print collector’s bonnet arrived last October when...

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Belgium and the Netherlands: The Paper Trail

Introduction If you spend four weeks in Belgium and the Netherlandsas as...

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Baltimore’s Publications & Multiples Fair

Intro You’ve heard the phrase “parallel universe,” and you may think it...

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Mario Sanchez: The Pride of Key West

Intro   This article first appeared in the spring 2014 issue of...

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Elbridge Kingsley and Gifts for a Blogger: More on 19th-Century Wood Engravings

Introduction Surprises even happen in the obscure world of blogging on late...

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COLLABORATORS: Raoul Middleman & Brian Garner

I had the distinct privilege early this month (Sept. 2013) to photograph...

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Interpretive Wood-Engraving: interview with its author

This is Part 2 of my blog on late 19th-century American wood...

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New School Wood Engravers: forgotten 19th-century celebrities

AN INTRO   I don’t know whether the gist of this post...

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The Search for Lenore R. Szesko

Intro   On rare occasions habitually trolling eBay has its rewards. In...

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Print Dealers: where would I be without them

Intro I owe my print collecting jones to Betty Duffy, who ran...

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Willard Clark: Kevin Ryan’s Grandpa

  This article in a slightly abridged form was first printed in...

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Sol Print Studio: plate test

This article first appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of the Newsletter...

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Raj’s Jungle: A Linocut That Goes Round and Round

Who would have thought that when I went shopping at Maryland Institute,...

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New Life For Sydney Lee, An Obscure British Printmaker

Who knows why I did a web search last week for the...

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