Event—Public Programming

Global Impressions: Printing on Fabric in the Premodern World

A lively discussion featuring new research bridging the gap between art history, textiles, and printmaking before 1800.

Detail from a thesis printed on satin, published by Manuela Cerezo in Puebla Mexico in 1746. (Ayer oversize BC60 .F74 1746)

Description

Printing images and texts on luxurious fabrics once took statement artworks to the next level, brokering powerful relationships and memorializing important events. This lively discussion features new research bridging the gap between art history, textiles, and printmaking. It also celebrates the Newberry’s recent acquisition of a rare survival: an ornate and sizable broadside printed on silk by Manuela Cerezo in Puebla, Mexico in 1746.

This event is made possible with support from Getty through The Paper Project initiative.

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