Pat Steir, Mountain in Rain, 2012.
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/Artists Working
Videos of artists who have worked at Crown Point Press.
Pat Steir in the Crown Point studio.
Featured Video: Pat Steir
- John Cage
- Mamma Andersson & Jockum Nordström
- Julie Mehretu
- Susan Middleton
- Chris Ofili
- Laura Owens
- Ed Ruscha
- Kiki Smith
The 3-Minute Egg
John Cage at the press, 1986.
In our new Egg, Kathan Brown discusses the process John Cage used to make Eninka, a series of smoked paper monotypes. In film footage from 1986, you can see Cage working on the print in the Crown Point studio.
Founded in 1962
