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Public Printing Tour

September 16, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Be a Printer for a Day! Join a Public Printing Tour.

Join TPM Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner on a hands-on tour of printing history. During your guided tour, you will learn of early forms of printing, participate in the hands-on printing of a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible pulled from a replica press, print a copy of the Declaration of Independence on a 19th-century Columbian iron handpress, discover the importance of the Linotype machine, and witness advances in printing and self-publishing that came about in the 20th century. Your tour concludes with a visit to our craft studios, temporary exhibitions and an optional 45-minute film, Harvest of Wisdom.

Public Printing Tour Fees
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.

Museum Members – $5
Visitors 12 & Younger – FREE
Visitors 13+ – $10
Visitors 55+ – $8
Additional discounts available for military personnel, college students and AAA members.

Call 713-522-4652 for information and reservations or click here to make a reservation.

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Details

Date:
September 16, 2015
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Venue

The Printing Museum
3121 San Jacinto St.
Houston, TX 77004 United States
Phone:
(713) 522-4652
Website:
printingmuseum.org

Organizer

Charles Criner

Charles Criner is the Artist in Residence at The Printing Museum. Charles is the kind of artist that likes to “exhaust” the medium. He “pulls” his prints in black and white, then in color, and on top of that he sometimes adds acrylic over the print to produce original paintings on paper. He, however, is also parsimonious, or rather, enjoys the limitations of using only three colors and no more to make his prints. Furthermore, he is the kind of artist / craftsman who prizes the concrete relationship between himself and his work. Criner always pulls prints himself, never letting other professional printers do this for him.