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Repairing the Maru Cu

Photograph
ca. 2005 (made)
Artist/Maker

Noel Myles creates composite landscape photographs by carefully contact printing dozens of 35 mm negatives directly onto the print surface. Through them, he recreates a memory of a place and time. This photograph was printed by the Curwen Studio using their contone process. This process is related to photogravure as a method for producing a print from photographic negatives.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRepairing the Maru Cu (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Contone process print
Brief description
Photograph by Noel Myles, "Repairing the Mara Cu", contone process print.
Physical description
Landscape photograph comprised of a series of smaller images (negatives), depicting a shipyard.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 65.3cm
  • Sheet height: 51cm
  • Image length: 53.1cm
  • Image height: 28.5cm
Copy number
A/P, 1/6
Marks and inscriptions
'Repairing the "Mara Cu" A/P 1/6' at bottom left-hand corner; signed by the artist on bottom right and stamped (embossed) by Curwen Studio, 'Curwen Chilford'.
Credit line
Given by The Curwen Studio
Subject depicted
Summary
Noel Myles creates composite landscape photographs by carefully contact printing dozens of 35 mm negatives directly onto the print surface. Through them, he recreates a memory of a place and time. This photograph was printed by the Curwen Studio using their contone process. This process is related to photogravure as a method for producing a print from photographic negatives.
Collection
Accession number
E.3762-2007

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Record createdJune 6, 2008
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