Title

Master printers then and now: Janet Dawson and Trent Walter.

Author

Dawson, Janet and Walter, Trent.

Source

Prints, printmaking and philanthropy: A symposium celebrating 50 years of The Harold Wright and The Sarah and William Holmes Scholarships. Melbourne: University of Melbourne, 30 September - 2 October 2019.

Publication date

29 September 2019

Type

Conference paper

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Master printers then and now: Janet Dawson and Trent Walter. Master printers then and now: Janet Dawson and Trent Walter Master-printer Trent Walter of Melbourne’s Negative Press will be in conversation with artist Janet Dawson, one of the earliest master-printers in Melbourne, who led the Gallery A Print Workshop, Toorak from 1963 – 1965. Dawson and Walter will discuss the role of the master-printer across two very different eras. Despite the decades between their experience, some commonalities – such as international training, and the printer’s relationship to artists – remain constant. Alongside images of the prints they have commissioned and helped create, the two artist-printers will describe the attitudes and expectations that define their role, one of the most mutable collaborative positions in artmaking. [Conference Program]