New book charts history of screenprinting

by all | 27 February 2014 8:30 am

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has made A History of Screen Printing, a new book by teacher Guido Lengwiler, available to its educator members as part of ongoing effort to support graphic arts communications classes.

The book chronicles advances in stencilling from the late 1800s through the mid-1940s for signs, artwork and other applications, which paved the way for today’s screenprinting industry. It includes special chapters on fine-art printmaking, ceramics and textiles. Lengwiler has more than 30 years’ experience in the industry and was elected to SGIA’s Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) in 2009.

SGIA’s vice-president (VP) of technical services, Johnny Shell (pictured, right), has begun presenting copies of the volume to a variety of educators, including Art Lindauer (pictured, left), graphics communications instructor at Venice High School in Los Angeles, Calif.

“I have been waiting a long time for a comprehensive document like this,” says Kristin Pilon, professor of screenprinting at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, Calif. “This book will answer many of the questions my students and I have about the screenprinting process.”

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