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Commercial wood engraving in the 20th century /

Jim Horton has been practicing the art and craft of wood engraving for more than 40 years. His mentor was David M. Sander (1923-1999) of the Sander Engraving Co., one of most well-known of the commercial engravers whose work was featured in mail-order catalogs, such as those published by Sears, Roeb...

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Main Author: Horton, James (Printmaker), (Author)
Contributors: Jaidinger, Judith, 1941- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : The Legacy Press, 2020.
Subjects and Genres:
Sander, David M.
Sander Wood Engraving Company.
Wood-engraving, American > History > 20th century.
Advertising > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Foreword by Judith Jaidinger, RE (Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers)
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 : Defining a Wood Engraving
  • Chapter 2 : History of Wood Engraving as It Pertains to Commercial Engraving
  • Chapter 3 : The Commercial Wood Engraver
  • Chapter 4 : The Tools and Specialized Processes of the Wood Engraver
  • Chapter 5 : The Sander Engraving Company
  • Chapter 6 : David Sander
  • Plates of Product Proofs
  • Notes and Recommended Reading.

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