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Historic Letterpress Printing: Broadsides, Posters, and Revolutions

$400.00

The printing press was fundamental to spreading the ideas that would lead to and sustain the American Revolution. Many of the most prominent leaders of the time were involved in the printing process, from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Revere, John Dunlap, Isaiah Thomas and many others. Posters and broadsides were especially critical as a way to communicate ideas, rally support, and announce events, spreading this information to even the most far flung areas of what would become the United States of America.

In this two day workshop, students will create their own poster or broadside using the remarkable collection of type and historic equipment at the Historic Eastfield Village print shop, a circa 1845 shop originally home to the Columbia County Agency for the Celebrated Crawford. Students will learn the basics of letterpress printing from hand-setting type to operating an iron hand press.

No printing experience is needed. Participants are encouraged to bring a few lines of text or a basic idea of what they would like to print.

All workshops begin at 9:30am on the first day of the program.

All participants must be 18+ years old.

The printing press was fundamental to spreading the ideas that would lead to and sustain the American Revolution. Many of the most prominent leaders of the time were involved in the printing process, from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Revere, John Dunlap, Isaiah Thomas and many others. Posters and broadsides were especially critical as a way to communicate ideas, rally support, and announce events, spreading this information to even the most far flung areas of what would become the United States of America.

In this two day workshop, students will create their own poster or broadside using the remarkable collection of type and historic equipment at the Historic Eastfield Village print shop, a circa 1845 shop originally home to the Columbia County Agency for the Celebrated Crawford. Students will learn the basics of letterpress printing from hand-setting type to operating an iron hand press.

No printing experience is needed. Participants are encouraged to bring a few lines of text or a basic idea of what they would like to print.

All workshops begin at 9:30am on the first day of the program.

All participants must be 18+ years old.

Instructors

Robert LoMascolo

Robert LoMascolo operates his own letterpress printshop and bindery in Aurora, New York, as well as running the type casting machine at The Press & Letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler in Skaneateles, NY. The Bixler letterfoundery is one of the last operating foundries in the country. His clients include The Frick Collection, Suntup Editions, Princeton University, Tufts, The Bodleian and others. He has been a lecturer and instructor in bookbinding at the letter press at Wells College. He also coordinated the Wells College Book Arts Summer Institute for two years prior to the closure of the college.


Website: www.RLfinepress.com