Photogravures
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Photomechanical prints produced by the process called photogravure, in which the metal printing plate is prepared using a bichromate process, leaving a gelatin resist of varying thickness. The plate is etched to form cells of varying depth able to hold different amounts of ink. If done with an aquatint grain, use "photoaquatints.".
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Charles M. Russell papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 269
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 15 photographs, 74 sketches, 124 postcards, four pamphlets, two newspapers, and 13 placemats with images of cowboys, animals, and scenes of Western life. Dated approximately 1880-1929.
Dates:
approximately 1880-1929