IAHIS 5670 History of Prints & Multiples
This course is designed as an introduction to the history of prints and multiples in the visual arts. As such, the course will consider how the production of prints and multiples function in social, political, and cultural contexts. Towards this end, the course will examine the history of prints and multiples beginning with the revolution sparked by the Gutenberg Bible and ending with the current flourishing of 3D printing and digital technologies. This course is primarily structured as a historical overview of major works and movements, incorporating shifts in methodologies and theoretical issues that frame the creation of multiples. The discourse between the unique and the multiple will be an underlying theme of the course.