[Ads-l] giclee, n., antedatings

James Eric Lawson jel at NVENTURE.COM
Sun Jul 30 01:50:17 UTC 2023


Thank you, Amy. I'll follow up on those leads.

On 7/29/23 06:06, Amy West wrote:
> On 7/27/23 00:00, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
>> Date:    Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:20:41 -0700
>> From:    James Eric Lawson<jel at NVENTURE.COM>
>> Subject: Re: giclee, n., antedatings
>>
>> Thank you, Garson. I had been thinking 'giclee' could be antedated to
>> the 1980s, based on a dim recall of terminology I encountered while
>> working with printmakers in that decade. Now I'm not so sure. The
>> Canadian Connection still gives me pause, but lacking evidence to the
>> contrary I guess I must accept the Harald Johnson account.
> 
> I remember first encountering it at science fiction con art shows and 
> that would have been late 80s all through the 90s into the early 2000s.
> 
> I am not sure what would be available archives-wise that would be easily 
> searchable. We had artists, of course, identify media for their works. 
> It was a big soul-searching moment when we started allowing the sale of 
> digital prints at art shows.
> 
> I'm trying to think of what organizations might maintain easily 
> accessible archive records from their art shows. WorldCon? World 
> Fantasy? And then I think I remember some stand alone SF&F art show 
> events . . .
> 
> ---Amy West
> 
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