About The Artist:
Esther Gilman
Esther Gilman was a multi-talented woman. She grew up as an artist imbibing what emanated from the New York art world during its golden age of the 1950's and 1960's. Keenly aware of herself as an artist at a time and in a place where there was much to learn, she thrived. Esther Morgenstern was born August 13th, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. Even as a child, spirited and independent, she began drawing. On Sunday...
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About The Medium:
Etching
The printing process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In traditional pure etching, a metal (usually copper, zinc or steel) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where they want a line to appear in the finished piece, exposing the bare metal. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, making a print.