Re: To Dry Mount or not to Dry Mount. That is the question.

Sandy Vrooman (kitsune@best.com)
Tue, 21 May 1996 22:18:27 -0700

Bob Writes:
>Why do photographers insist on dry mounting their prints? Other types
>of fine art prints are not dry mounted. No one dry mounts a watercolor.
>Whats wrong with the standard method of using a window matt and
>mounting corners. Archivists perfer this method. BTW acid-free matt
>board, acid-free corners and mylar corners are available.
>

I agree with Bob. I think dry mounting is not a archival as using hinges or
corners. For a long time photography was considered a craft rather than an
art. I think the more re present similar to other print medial the more
acceptable the art part becomes.

I agree that wobbly glossy sliver prints do look weird. I thik this is why
I prefer matte papers. I like the quality of pt, but do not have the time
to produce this type of print. I use Liquid Light on watercolor paper.

Sandy Vrooman