Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] Is Eggleston in the right? What is the meaning of "limited edition"?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:55:16 -0500
References: <CD8AF446.7E06%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I found this in 30 seconds.
> 
> " Once the edition has been printed, the stone or plate is destroyed or
> erased, ensuring that no more impressions can be printed. The curator 
> checks
> each impression against the bon ? tirer, and the prints are embossed with
> Tamarind's chop (identifying symbol) and the collaborating printer's chop.
> Then the artist signs and numbers the impression."
> 
> http://tamarind.unm.edu/process.html
> 
> However in the past paragraph of the whole page re resurfacing is 
> mentioned:
> 
> " if all the prints in the edition are sold, do you print more?
> Never. After the artist signs and numbers each impression in the edition,
> all stones and plates are effaced. Stones are then resurfaced for future
> use."

Correct.
Destroying the image on the stone (or plate)
does not translate into destroying the stone itself.

Fine litho stones are rare, valuable and treated with respect.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
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