Robert, If you woud like to see more original Stieglitz images, I suggest
that you visit the Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, 770 King Street West,
Toronto, Ontario. It is only open on Saturdays and the admission is $3.00.
On display now are two gravures "The Steerage" and "The Terminal" ans well
as the hands of Georgia O'Keefe done in platinum. Very moving !
There
>were several large prints made at the turn of the century that were
>marked as "Gum Bichromate and Platinum". The images had a texture
>of a charcoal drawing but had a richness of a photograph.
>
>I would expect that gallery curators have marked these prints correctly
The exhibit is curated by James Borcoman, former director of the National
Gallery of Canada. He is the guy that acquired most of them over a period
of 20 years.
>but I am not aware of how you would combine the Platinum and Gum
>Bichromate together. Is anyone familiar with this technique?
>
The platinum print is made first. Then multiple gum overcoats of any
desired colours are applied and developed selectively with a brush. The
platinum base image serves to enhance shadow depth and details and the gum
provides the vehicle for artistic effects.
Mike Robinson,
Toronto Canada