Conservator and printmaker Christina Taylor demonstrates the relief aquatint printing technique that artist Dan Flavin used to create three incredible prints from the collections of the Harvard Art Museums.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:

+ Dan Flavin, "Untitled (Paper Disc) (Former title: Guggenheim Color Disks: Maroon/Green)," 1992, doublesided relief aquatint, printed in blue and warm violet, on handmade paper, M25122.A. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund. © Dan Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. https://hvrd.art/o/149146

+ Dan Flavin, "Untitled (Paper Disc) (Former title: Guggenheim Color Disks: Purple/Yellow)," 1992, doublesided relief aquatint, printed in blue and warm violet, on handmade paper, M25122.B. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund. © Dan Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. https://hvrd.art/o/101234

+ Dan Flavin"Untitled (Paper Disc) (Former title: Guggenheim Color Disks: Violet/Blue)," 1992, doublesided relief aquatint, printed in blue and warm violet, on handmade paper, M25122.C. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund. © Dan Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. https://hvrd.art/o/101293



Speaker: Christina Taylor, Assistant Paper Conservator, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies Programs, Harvard Art Museums.

This video is part of our Harvard Art Museums from Home art talk series in which curators, conservators, fellows, and graduate students share short, informal videos that offer an upclose look at works from our collections.



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