Pat Steir, Mixed Marks, Landscape, 2004. Color
spit bite aquatint with hard ground etching.
This site focuses on the creative process and the art and craft of printmaking, primarily etching. Crown Point Press, founded in 1962, invites artists to work in its in-house etching and photogravure studios for published projects. Crown Point also offers workshops open to all and publishes books on the art and craft of etching and related topics. Located near the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Crown Point bookstore and gallery are open to the public.
Artists Talking
Videos of artists who have worked at Crown Point Press talk about artmaking and printmaking.
Featured Video: Julie Mehretu
- Mamma Andersson
- Robert Bechtle
- Edgar Bryan
- John Chiara
- Pia Fries
- Mary Heilmann
- Jockum Nordström
- Ed Ruscha
- Kiki Smith
- Fred Wilson
VISION #4: Word of Mouth, 1980
Twelve artists participated in a conference sponsored by Crown Point Press on the South Pacific island of Ponape. Each artist gave a twelve minute talk/reading/performance that was recorded and produced on LP records. Artists include Pat Steir, Robert Kushner, John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Marina Abramovic, Brice Marden and Chris Burden. The set of three records comes with an illustrated booklet, and the records are white! This is a true collector’s item.
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