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Luminous-Lint > The 'Luminous-Lint' site aims to be a resource and knowledge base for the history of photography, bringing together the collaborative knowledge of artists, historians, dealers, publishers and others. Why 'luminous-lint'? Because it evokes photography as collective memory, something that sticks with you no matter what. And what better way to enhance our collective memory than to present it all at one site, in a way that can be searched intensively, casually, or browsed with equal pleasure? This is what Alan Griffiths, himself an inspired photographer, has done. To say that there are 35,000 pages and millions of links at the site can only hint at the scope of the accomplishment. What really sets it apart is its seamless integration of very sophisticated search software with instant availability of any image or piece of information that your curiousity may desire. The Luminous-Lint site gives finely focused results, by artist, theme, such as abstract, landscape, nature, journalism, portrait, and other attributes. Each theme features a brief historical synopsis, and only a few examples, each of which is linked to the wider resources available at the site. Though historical works are emphasized, modern and contemporary works also appear at the site, in the form of virtual galleries and exhibitions. One of these, on contemporary photogravure, is at:
http://www.luminous-lint.com/__sw.php?action=ACT_VEX&p1=_THEME_Contemporary_Photogravure_01
Art of the Photogravure This site presents shows the full historical scope of photogravure, from the earliest prints of William Talbot to those of contemporary practitioners. Like 'Luminous-lint', this site enables searches by artist, portfolio, period, atelier, and keyword. Since first seeing an original photogravure, Mark Katzman, who developed the site, has traveled extensively to see them close-up and to learn all he could about them from practitioners, dealers, and researchers. The site is organized around photogravure history, process, examples, and resources. Oriented toward the collector, this site gives those who wish to build their own collection of photogravures a solid (and enjoyable!) basis for learning about the medium and forming their own judgments. On the Web since September 2006, it is still a work-in-progress, but with an already extensive collection of photogravures and related information. www.photogravure.com/
Pierre Brochet, Héliogravure au grain > http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lemoine.jd/helio0.html Well-illustrated technical explanation of photogravure in French.
http://www.photo-helios.org/pages_techniques/heliotypie.html
Jon Goodman Photogravure > Jon Goodman pioneered the re-discovery and practice of photogravure in the 1970s. Working at first with Aperture, he studied the technique at Atelier de Saint-Prex in Switzerland (with Pietro Sarto), then established his own workshop in 1984 in Florence, Massachusetts. Goodman is the consummate craftsman, having refined the technique, for example by grinding his own ink with special ingredients that give his prints a luminous quality. He has printed a distinguished series of editions of classic works by iconic figures including Peter Henry Emerson, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, and most recently Bradford Washburn. Many of the classic photogravures printed by Goodman were exhibited at the Musée Jenisch in Switzerland in 2002. The catalogue, Graver la Lumière, was published by the Fondation William Cuendet & Atelier de Saint-Prex. http://jgoodgravure.com/index.html
Honolulu Printmakers > A cooperative organization of printmakers, including several engaged in photogravure, with an active program of exhibitions, workshops, print exchanges, and education. Academy Art Center ~ 1111 Victoria Street, Honolulu, HI 96814 ~ Phone (808) 536-5507. http://www.honoluluprintmakers.com/home.html
Luc Janssens > A modern master of photogravure, with exquisite gravure portfolios on Asian themes, particularly Asian women. This site is linked to the artist's other endeavors, a medical clinic in Laos and a boutique winery in Napa, California. www.portfoliogravure.com/. The Lao National Rehabilitation Center provides medical care and facilities for handicapped children in Laos, including rehabilitation for victims of land mines and unexploded ordnance and other projects. Proceeds from sale of Janssens' photogravure portfolio of Laos and of his Portfolio wine go to the Lao Foundation, a California and U.S. tax-exempt charity.
Arrigo Mamone > http://www.heliogravures.it/index_en.htm
Lothar Osterburg Photogravure > New York based photogravurist who produces his own work, collaborates with other artists on platemaking and printing, and conducts photogravure workshops at the Manhattan Graphics Center, 481 Washington St, NYC, tel 212-219-8783. Excellent technical explanation of photogravure with schematic illustrations. http://home.earthlink.net/~lotharosterburg/
Renaissance Press > Photogravure workshops collaborative printmaking, and original photogravures by Paul Taylor. http://www.renaissancepress.com/
Luc Van Muylem > http://www.vanmuylem.com/
W H Talbot and Lacock Abbey > Clear explanations of how the first photographs were made, with source material from Talbot's writings and photographs. Site includes links to Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey. Will eventually include the collection, which is in the process of being catalogued. http://www.r-cube.co.uk/fox-talbot/history.html
Talbot Museum > http://www.r-cube.co.uk/fox-talbot/index.html
Correspondence of W H Talbot Project > Talbot, who invented the negative-positive process of photography and is one of the two earliest practitioners of photogravure (the other was Nièpce), wrote tens of thousands of letters in his lifetime (1800 - 1877). These letters reveal the huge variety of his interests and research culminating in his practice of photogravure. This project, led by longtime Talbot scholar and historian Larry Schaaf, aims to publish on the Web a comprehensive, searchable selection of this valuable archive. http://www.foxtalbot.arts.gla.ac.uk/
Museé Goupil > http://www.culture.fr/GOUPIL/FILES/
Association pour la Photographie Ancienne et ses Techniques;> http://www.apaphot-anc.com/
TrekEarth combines travel and photography with an effortless search system to provide viewers with glimpses of nearly any part of the world they might wish to explore. Started by Alan Silverman in 2002 as TrekJapan, the site was then globally scaled-up. Viewers can look at continents and countries, zoom in on regions, cities, and localities. TrekEarth provides a great way to research future trips, or just explore at random, wherever the links lead. Narrow-focus searching at every geographic level, supplemented by multi-lingual discussions, photo critiques, and travel notes, makes for a useful introduction to a wide variety of destinations. www.trekearth.com/
Edinburgh Photo > A thorough source of technical descriptions of early photographic processes, and much else. http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/
Alternative Photography > Historical photographic methods in use today - the art, processes and techniques of alternative photography. A good place to ask technical questions about everything from cyanotypes to wet plate collodions, to see examples of each technique, to find articles and books, supplies, and much more. For anyone seeking alternatives to the standard silver monoculture, a great variety of possibility awaits. http://www.alternativephotography.com/
Tirage au charbon, sensibilisation
> Detailed,fully illustrated guide to sensitizing the resist in photogravure prior to development and etching.
http://www.photo-helios.org/pages_techniques/charbon1.html
Francis Kyle Gallery > British venue for prints from The Kamakura Print Collection. http://www.franciskylegallery.com
Mike Ware's Alternative Photography Homepage Practical instructions, historical accounts, essays, and examples of alternatives to silver monoculture in photography. Mike Ware's own work demonstrates the viability and appeal of argyrotypes cyanotypes, platino-palladiotypes, chrysotypes, and other 19th-century processes. http://www.mikeware.demon.co.uk/
Photo Guide Japan > A comprehensive guide to photography exhibitions in Japanese museums and galleries, events, links to photographers’ and suppliers’ websites. http://photojpn.org/index.html
Analog Photography Users' Group (APUG) > A resource for photographers and others who favor film, with forums (in English, French, and Dutch) on practical and technical concerns such as large-format cameras, enlarger design, chemistry, and alternative processes. http://www.apug.org/
How to Do Anything Photographic > This modestly titled website offers excellent up-to-date reviews of digital cameras, numerous articles on how to evaluate photographic equipment, and much else. Particularly useful are Rockwell's essays on why equipment doesn't matter, the megapixel myth, and the difference between sealed-lens and digital-SLR. Opinionated, cranky, uncompromising, quirky, Rockwell has well-informed and thoroughly researched views on everything photographic. Visit this site before buying any more equipment. http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech.htm
Monochrome photo group (UK)
> What distinguishes this U.K.-based site is the extraordinarily high quality of the black-and-white photography shown here. I particularly admire John Clow's dramatic nature imagery, but there are many others worth browsing. The site serves as an extension of a local photo group that meets regularly, and there are links to like-minded groups elsewhere in the U.K. http://www.emmg.graphy.org.uk/second/index.html
World Printmakers > A fascinating, graphically rich website based in Spain which links artists and collectors, offers a free newsletter written in Mike Booth's lively and informative style, interviews artists and printmakers, and keeps viewers up-to-date on a breathtaking variety of events such as Estampa and other art fairs, especially in Europe. http://www.worldprintmakers.com/english/news26.htm
http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/prints.html
Maine Print Project > Tucked away in the northeast corner of the United States, the state of Maine has put on an amazing variety of exhibits of contempoary prints, viewable here: http://www.maineprintproject.org/about.html
Washington Print Club > 'Founded in 1964, The Washington [DC] Print Club is open to all who are interested in fine art prints and the graphic arts: collectors, connoisseurs, artists, and just plain folks who enjoy prints as an art form.' http://www.washingtonprintclub.org/
Boston Printmakers > Boston Printmakers organizes the North American Print Biennial, members' shows, and traveling exhibitions to museums, libraries, and other institutions in the United States and Canada. http://www.bostonprintmakers.org/index.html
Los Angeles Printmaking Society > A cooperative group that promotes the art of printmaking and shows the work of its members at the site and elsewhere. http://losangelesprintmakingsociety.com/index.htm
Charnwood Arts > Haikus inspired by prints from The Kamakura Print Collection. Poets give new, surprising, and often quite moving meanings to the images. The haiku form at its best is like a word-picture, taking in everything at a glance, gaining insight through keen observation of particulars. Charnwood Arts has other Web galleries, news of events in the English Midlands, and much more. http://www.charnwood-arts.org.uk/webworks/exhibition.php?exhibitionid=220&cat=2
Asian Arts > Comprehensive guide to contemporary art and antiquities of Asia, organized by country, with links to artists and galleries, frequently updated. http://www.asianart.com
Asia Society > A comprehensive source of news, cultural events, and articles on Asia http://asiasociety.org/
Japanese Gardens > A superbly designed website featuring garden design principles, history, guide to plants and materials, and locations of Japanese gardens in North America (as well as in Japan). Pictures, an events calendar, articles, plants, and gardens; searchable. http://www.jgarden.org/
Gardens and Landscape Design > (Not Asian, but included here in counterpoint to the Japanese garden site.) A guide to landscape gardens that are open to the public. The site is organized by country and provides full information, with maps, on location and contact numbers, useful for trip planning. The English gardens are of particular interest, with abundant examples of 18th-century, Romantic, and Arts-and-Crafts styles. Some were modeled on the paintings of Poussin and Courbet, and the principles of landscape design developed by Lancelot Brown, Uvedale Price, and Gertrude Jekyll borrowed from but also added to landscape art. http://www.gardenvisit.com/r/destinations.htm
Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art. An interview with Willard Clark, founder of the Institute near Fresno, California, reveals how an art collection started from a chance interest in Japanese design. Having no specialized knowledge, Clark sought the advice of Sherman Lee, then at the Cleveland Museum. Their collaboration resulted in a series of acquisitions that grew into a resource for study and enjoyment of Japanese art. http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org/interview.html
Guide to Kamakura > A comprehensive guide to Kamakura temples and shrines. Tadahiro Kondo has devoted five years to researching Japanese-language sources and records about Kamakura. He presents these in lively, personal stories of who founded which temples, what role each played in the political and religious life of the time, and what is to be seen today. For viewers whose appreciation of a real or virtual visit to Kamakura will be enhanced by knowledge of its history and culture, this site is a must-see. Much of the fascinating information here appears for the first time in English. The site is organized according to districts of Kamakura, and each temple or shrine is linked to an easy-to-use map of how to get there. Highly recommended. http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~QM9T-KNDU/index.htm
Khaju Art Space > Makiko Tanaka is a textile artist who brings contemporary panache to the ancient folk art of weaving. Her improvisations on traditional Okinawan designs can be seen at Khaju Art Space, 57-1 Nikaido, Kamakura. http://Khaju.com/ ; English: http://khaju.com/english/index_e.html
Karen Riley > Printmaker Karen Riley specializes in monoprints -- one-of-a-kind paintings transferred to paper with an etching press, with the brilliant color and texture possible with etching inks. The designs are all abstract, carefully balanced creations of diverse textures and forms. http://www.karenrileyprints.com/
Pinhole Photography > Mieko
Tadokoro's views of Paris through the 'eye' of a pinhole camera,
the simplest and in some ways the most elegant photographic
medium; a nice match of medium and subject. http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~m-tado/
Publications
Ampontan -- Japan From the Inside Out > A knowledgeable, thoughtful, thoroughly-researched and deeply-involved site about Japan. By long-time Japan resident William Sakovich, with numerous articles, links, and blogs on everything from arts to WWII, including films, international relations, new products, old traditions and much more. Ampontan has neither the worshipful glorification of all things Japanese, nor the ironic disdain of Japanese custom adopted by others; the site provides an unblinkered look at Japan by someone who clearly enjoys its many quirks and reflecting on them in ways both entertaining and informative. http://ampontan.wordpress.com/
The Arts Newspaper > Finally, critical writing about art in plain English! http://www.theartnewspaper.com/index.asp
Arts Journal > Independent reports on cultural trends in the visual arts, music, media, dance, movies, and other outposts of culture. http://www.artsjournal.com/
Kyoto Journal > Unique quarterly journal of Asian arts and culture based in Kyoto, Japan; essays, fiction, poetry, graphics reflecting the Japanese and Asian experience of its contributors. Winner of numerous awards for art and design excellence, the magazine is created by an all-volunteer staff. Each issue features numerous variations on a different Asian theme. The theme of the 50th issue was 'transicence.' http://kyotojournal.org/
Orientations Magazine > Lavishly illustrated articles on the art treasures of China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the trans-Himalaya region, with savvy auction reviews and art market observations. http://www.orientations.com.hk/
Postmodern
generator > Create your own postmodern text!
Computer-generated postmodern prose, complete with footnotes,
publication-ready: http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/postmodern
World Electric Power Guide > World traveler Steve Kropla has assembled complete information on the enormous variety of plugs, outlets, and voltages in all countries, and how to make sure your appliances will work anywhere in the world you travel. Related pages have a wealth of practical information on telephone connectors around the world, for those who bring their computers along. http://kropla.com/electric.htm
Karen's Power Tools > Fast, compact, easy-to-use utility software for tasks such as backup, printing directory lists, cleaning the Registry, checking computer ports. Her free e-newsletter provides a down-home, yet savvy, account of various software design problems that makes them comprehensible to non-techies. http://www.karenware.com
David Malin’s Homepage > David Malin developed a method of astronomical imaging that vastly improved the resolution of photographs of outer space. This became the basis for the ‘unsharp mask’ used in Adobe Photoshop and other graphics programs. http://www.aao.gov.au/images.html/general/malin.html
Etching papers: Joop Stoop > Supplier of etching papers, other art papers, inks, and printmaking materials. I ordered several of my favorite etching papers from them and found their prices and service to be excellent. Highly recommend. http://www.joopstoop.com/pap-1.htm
Victoria Paper Hand-made papers from Japan, Nepal, Bhutan, Southeast Asia, and others, plus stories of the paper-makers, based on Aimée Kligman's travels and visits to their workshops. The site includes colored, decorative, and printmaking papers. http://www.victoriapaper.com/home.html
Paperki is the name of a series of hand-made papers for printmaking by Kikis and Jose Alejandre in Hondarribia, Spain. I first learned about their papers from a visit to World Printmakers in Granada. Then I ordered some and used the paper for Fjord and Awash. They make a variety of papers, which can be designed to your specifications of size, cotton content, surface characteristics, tone, and so forth. Superb quality at reasonable prices. paperki@hotmail.com
Conservation Resources (UK), Unit 1, Pony Road, Horspath Industrial Estate, Cowley, Oxfordshire OX4 2RD, Tel +44865-747-755, Fax +44865-747-035; US office > Conservation Resources International, 8000-H Forbes Place, Springfield, Virginia 2151 USA, Tel 1-703-321-7730, Fax 1-703-321-0629. Catalogue has an informative account of the chemistry of good conservation practice as it applies to works on paper.
Talas, 568 Broadway, New York, New York 10012-9989, Tel 1-212-219-0770, Fax 1-212-219-0735. Makes custom sizes of archival storage boxes. http://www.talas-nyc.com/
Carbon tissue: MacDermid Autotype, Inc., 2050 Hammond Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173 USA (Tel 1-847-303-5900 or (in the U.S.) 800-323-0632, Fax 1-847-303-5225); available in 20-meter rolls about one meter wide. http://www.autotype.com/. Distributor in Japan is: Novatec N E, 3-3, Nihombashi Honcho 3-chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo (tel 03 6202 5727). The other manufacturer of carbon tissue, Hanfstaengl, appears to be active only in Japan, where their carbon tissue may be ordered through Vanstone Co., Nihonbashi Hon-cho 3-1-6 (tel 03-3243-1281). Click here for detailed instructions on cutting, storing, and sensitizing the carbon tisssue.
VCA non-toxic ink cleanup compound: Halterrmann Chemical, Haltermann GmbH Schopenstehl 15 Hamburg D-20095 Tel Int + 49-40-333-180, Germany. I have found Estisol 242 to be effective in cleaning etching ink from copperplates, brayers, and inkstones, without giving off harmful gases or volatile fumes. Haltermann says these 'fatty acid esters' (they should find another name for them) 'are used as alternatives to aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons when re-formulating chemical products. Estisol esters reduce or eliminate VOC's, reduce toxicity by replacing aromatics and improve environmental properties by being readily biodegradable when released to the environment'. Anyway, they work better than mineral oils, turpentine, and other traditional harmful ink cleanup products. In the U.S.: 1201 Sheldon Road, P.O. Box 429, Channelview, Texas 77530-0429 (tel 1-281-457-2768, fax 1-281-457-1469, email info@haltermann-usa.com). http://www.dow.com/haltermann/products/fatty.htm
VCA non-toxic ink cleanup compound: Flint Ink Corporation, 245 East Marie Avenue, West St Paul, Minnesota 55118, USA, tel. (612) 455 1261.
Stochastic (random-pattern) screens for photogravure: Design Graphia Prepress ApS, Islandsgade 28-, DK-4690 Haslev Denmark.
Richmond Graphic > Ultra-violet light sources and vacuum frames: Richmond Graphic Products, 20 Industrial Drive, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917, USA http://www.richmond-graphic.com/
Gordon's Art Price References > Where to find answers to the question 'How much is it worth?' Auction records, market prices, links to appraisers; useful when purchasing artwork from dealers or at auction, or when valuing donated artwork for tax purposes. http://www.gordonart.com
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works > After ploughing through three or four preliminary pages, it is possible to search for a professional conservator by specialty and region of the United States. http://aic.stanford.edu/
UNESCO World Heritage Sites > A list of all the cultural, historical, and architectural sites of special importance to all humankind; useful for trip planning, especially as the recently designated, more obscure sites are not included in the usual guidebooks. http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.html
Karen Brown's Guides > Listings and descriptions of charming country inns, B&Bs, itineraries all over the world. http://www.karenbrown.com/
Tokyo Subway Map > This site emits an odd clicking sound, like a clock or timer, whose purpose is unclear. Anyway clicking on the map link leads to an excellent interactive subway map in English. (They have it in Japanese, too, of course, and Chinese and Korean.) http://www.tokyometro.go.jp/e/index.html
Narita Express Timetable > Just what it says: schedule of all the Narita Express trains between Narita Airport and Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, and Ofuna (near Kamakura). http://www.jreast.co.jp/nex/e_TimeTable/e_sobu_narita_u/e_sobu_narita1_u/index.html
NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIAL WEBSITE > How to find anything at Narita Airport. http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/
Outdoor Japan : The comprehensive guide to the great Japanese outdoors > Guide to hiking, onsen (spas), cycling, rafting, surfing, scuba diving, rock climbing, with articles on activities, places, resorts. http://www.outdoorjapan.com/index.htm
Sound Library > The sounds of walking on ice in Hokkaido, the cry of an owl, the Aomori-Hakodate ferry, cranes mating and whooping it up, and a plaintive foghorn. http://www.dosanko.co.jp/sound/e_index.html
Centers for Disease Control health warnings > Good to know what bugs await at each destination. http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
State Department travel warnings > Wars, insurrections, terrorism, political instability, and other things that could ruin a trip if one is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tends to be overly general in identifying locations of trouble, but useful for estimating likely travel delays due to restrictions and ssecurity measures. http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html Compare with World Travel Watch > http://www.travelerstales.com/wtw/
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