tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508188217052237867.post4932326121228725855..comments2023-10-25T04:56:13.079-07:00Comments on Sin City Woodworkers: Magical Wood Meeting ReviewWood It Is!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16403710621079430704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508188217052237867.post-21883325436600476632012-04-20T14:12:05.325-07:002012-04-20T14:12:05.325-07:00Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of the ...Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of the woodworkers that attended the meeting. You guys are the best audience anyone could have. :-) Thank you also for the little “tips and tricks” you gave me to make this project even better.<br /><br />There is one correction I would like to make: The publishing company is not “Passion”. The name of it is TASCHEN, and it is based in Germany. They are one of the largest coffee table companies in the world, and they specialize in books featuring art, architecture, photography, erotica and numerous artsy subjects. Their marketing tries to appeal to a high-end clientele. The link to their website is:<br />http://www.taschen.com/<br /><br />The details of the poster I showed you are:<br />Name of poster: Kellar “Collage”<br />Date: 1895<br />Lithographer: Strobridge Lithograph Company, Cincinnati, Ohio<br />Size: 1-sheet (measures 28.5” x 38.5”)<br />Because we have not seen any of these go on auction in quite a while, the $15K estimate would be a minimum should this particular poster go to auction, based on the amounts other posters of this magician have obtained.<br /><br />These types of posters are called “stone lithographs” because the “plates” that were used to make them were made out of limestone. There was one slab of limestone used per color. So there was a red stone, a blue stone, a yellow stone, a black stone, and so on. They all had registration marks, and the posters were printed one color at a time. The colors and designs stayed on the stones with chemicals that attracted or repel the inks from their respective areas within the artwork.<br /><br />Although it sounds complicated, this was the known and preferred method of printing prior to the 1930s. The posters were cheap at the time. They were printed on highly acidic paper, and they were meant to advertise a show or product. Remember, there was no radio or television at the time, so poster artists had to be pretty clever to attract people to what they were advertising. These posters were glued to walls of buildings or billboard areas and they were covered with subsequent advertisements or eventually ripped off the walls. The reason they are collectible is because very few of these remain, and the aforementioned printing method does not exist anymore, except for academic purposes in a handful of universities and for entertainment (I think there is a stone press at the Paris Hotel here in Las Vegas).<br /><br />There are hundreds of stone lithographs out there. The more valuable ones tend to be scarce, or have something significant about them that gives them a higher perceived value - like the subject they advertise or the artist that designed them. Some French lithographs from the 19th century from artists like Jules Chéret or Toulouse Lautrec are highly valued and exquisite in their artwork. In the world of magic, the subject matter is important. Posters of Harry Houdini or Alexander Herrmann are great pieces. The lithographic company is also important. Strobridge was probably one of the finest American printing companies of the time, and when you compare posters from this period, their posters do stand out in terms of attention to detail and quality of their artwork.<br /><br />Thank you again everyone for your support. I specially would like to thank my friend and teacher, Jamie Yocono, for her encouragement and patience with me during my woodworking journey. See you next month!Vegas Lupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781695062314168801noreply@blogger.com