From: Jack Brubaker (jack@jackbrubaker.com)
Date: 09/12/03-02:27:15 PM Z
Katharine Thayer Wrote
I had a gallery that for
> a while insisted on putting "1/1" on the tags by my work, and I made
> them stop it, because while I almost always make just one print of each
> image, I don't want to close the option if sometime I decide I want to
> make another one. But sometimes I get the idea that what they mean by
> "unique" is that since it's handmade, it won't be exactly like another
> print even if it's made from the same negative. So which is it, can it
> be "1/1" or "monoprint" even if you print the same image again? The way
> I've thought about this is the past, my answer has been no, 1/1 means
> this is the only print that will be made from this image. Would be
> interested in thoughts on this.
> Katharine
In printmaking (intaglio, lithography, that kind of printmaking) it is
traditionally accepted that a plate can be printed again after the edition
has been printed by making some (sometimes small) change and printing a new
edition that is labeled "second state". Usually this implyed that the artist
developed the concept of the print between states by adding new work to the
image or changing the colors used to print one or more of the layers of the
image. But if we are talking about gum prints which seldom print exactly the
same a later printing will be different in some manor and might justify the
second state terminology. If that is an acceptable answer the image is
signed with the note -2nd state- either after the title or with the edition
number.
You probably are aware of this, if not, hope it helps
Jack
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