Koenig:(Re: help identifying a book)

Koenig mentions Wade in the very first paragraph in the book, which says
that Koenig's method was "derived from an earlier, but rather grainy,
method described by Wade (1978) to produce monochromatic images." And in
a chart of historical antecedents, he lists and describe's Wade's method
in more detail. While he rightly cites Wade in describing the
historical background, it's obvious that Koenig's method is his own.

Katharine Thayer

Keith Gerling wrote:
>
> Here is an excerpt from Koenig's book, page 122, in the bilbiography section
> after he cites Wade's 1978 book:
>
> "A seminal book that pushed the concept of photography as far as any other
> has. In it, Wade mentions a monochromatic gum and oil printing method and
> provided Koenig with the initial stimulus to go further with the method."
> There's more.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DENNIS KLINKER [mailto:dennis@klink47.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:41 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: help identifying a book
>
> Judy while not having a copy of Carl Koenig's Gum Oil book in front of me i
> am sure from memory that he sited the Wade book as his inspiration. I think
> we should give credit to Koenig for giving this process the exposure he
> does.Gum Oil has in common with Postfactory review something very rare in
> this day and age real enthusiasm.PS my grubby little hands can't wait to get
> hold of the latest PFR.Dennis Klinker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Cc: <alt-photo-process-error@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 2:37 AM
> Subject: Re: help identifying a book
>
> >
> > On Sat, 29 May 2004, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I have a xerox of a book with no bibliography on it I was hoping
> someone
> > > could identify. It is about 10 inches tall, I assume it is from the
> 80's,
> > > on page 101 it has a heading of Bichromate-Based Images. On 102 it has
> the
> > > heading Preparation for Printing. On 103 Gum Sensitizing, on 104
> Pigments
> > > for the Gum Process and Exposing the Developing the Gum Print (their
> error),
> > > and on 105 Photogravure. Thus ends the Gum Print section.
> > >
> > > It is not Reeves and Sward, Howell-Koehler, House, Arnow, Frederick...I
> > > think it is from the 80's. It could be Wade but I don't know...I xeroxed
> it
> > > a long time ago, though.
> >
> > Christina, It's not Wade, or a couple of others I checked (Blacklow,
> > Langford, at al). And it's not Arnold Gassan *4th edition* tho I'm
> > wondering if it could be an earlier or later Gassan -- that kind of
> > grouping sounds like him.
> >
> > But I mention something I'd noticed a while back in Kent Wade & thought
> > worth mentioning: Wade has a section on "Gum Oil," which he cites as the
> > invention/discovery of a graduate student, from his thesis -- I haven't
> > seen Karl Koenig's "Gum Oil," tho I did see his promotion for that book in
> > every venue from here to Machu Pichu... I wondered if the source was
> > credited... Does anyone have that ??? (Just curious.)
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > Judy
Received on Tue Jun 1 12:27:26 2004