Crown Point Press Explained
Crown Point Press is a long-established printmaking workshop, primarily creating and publishing etched, intaglio prints.[1] Located in San Francisco since 1986, Crown Point Press was first established in 1962 in Richmond California by Kathan Brown. Crown Point Press works with artists by invitation-only[2] and has published prints by over 100 artists including Anne Appleby, John Baldessari, Robert Bechtle, Chuck Close, John Cage, Elaine de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Alex Katz, Ed Ruscha, and Pat Stier.[3] [4] [5]
They are identified as the publisher of a fictional collection of letters featured in the Spike Jonze 2013 film, Her.[6]
Former printmakers or employees of Crown Point Press include Renee Bott (formerly of Paulson Bott Press), Pamela Paulson (of Paulson Fontaine Press), Brian Shure, Linda Geary, Paul Mullowney, John Silvon, Patrick Foy, Daria Sywulak, Stephen Thomas (formerly of Oxbow School), Tadashi Toda, and Hidekatsu Takada.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: 'Yes, No, Maybe': National Gallery exhibit shows printmakers' decisions along the way. Kennicott. Philip. 2013-09-01. The Washington Post.
- Web site: Antique photogravure process goes modern at Crown Point Press. Whiting. Sam. 2018-11-13. Datebook San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. en-US. 2019-02-21.
- Web site: Crown Point Press, About. Crown Point Press.
- Web site: John Cage prints at Crown Point Press. Baker. Kenneth. 2012-03-03. SFGate. 2019-02-21.
- Web site: De Young features early Chuck Close prints. Reyes. Natalia. 2012-08-26. The Daily Californian. en-US. 2019-02-21.
- Web site: Kept At Bay: Silicon Valley's Arts Trouble . 2019-02-21 . The Gray Market . en-US.
- Book: Breuer, Karin . Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press: Making Prints, Doing Art . Fine . Ruth . Nash . Steven A. . 1997 . . National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Crown Point Press . 978-0-520-21061-5 . 15, 18, 20, 21, 23 . en.
