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Graphic arts > Prints > Solarplate etching

Preferred term

Solarplate etching  

Definition

  • Developed in the 1970s by Dan Welden; an image is made on a transparency, which is placed in contact with a light-sensitive polymer plate; a pane of glass is placed on top and it is exposed to light, either directly in the sun, or in a UV exposure box; water dissolves the unexposed portions of the plate

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Etching, solarplate

Notation

  • 122242

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-M0HJ2NN8-D

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