printmaking

[print-mey-king]

noun

the art or technique of making prints, especially as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.

Origin of printmaking

First recorded in 1925–30; print + making

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Contemporary Examples of printmaking

Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907.
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Soon he approached Ken Raasch, a California entrepreneur, with the idea of setting up a printmaking business.
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Historical Examples of printmaking

On the evidence we have, the new conception Jackson brought to printmaking was not fully understood until the 20th century.
John Baptist Jackson
Jacob Kainen