Research Seminar: Cynthia E. Roman, Sheila O'Connell, Cristina S. Martinez, Tim Clayton, Esther Chadwick
12 March 2025 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Paul Mellon Centre and Online
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Join co-editors Cristina S. Martinez and Cynthia Roman for a seminar on the collaborative volume Female Printmakers, Printsellers, and Print Publishers in the Eighteenth Century: The Imprint of Women, c. 1700–1830. Discussion will focus on the genesis of the project and the diverse research methods and expertise among fifteen authors. Consideration will be given to a variety of strategies to recover and assess the contributions of women of differing social status and nationality to the production, culture and trade of prints. The challenges of research during pandemic restrictions and how they were mitigated by the growth of digital resources, as well as by dedicated staff of museums, archives and libraries, will be considered. Finally, the discussion will turn to what questions remain for future investigation.
Female Printmakers, Printsellers, and Print Publishers in the Eighteenth Century: The Imprint of Women, c. 1700–1830assembles international senior and rising scholars and showcases an array of exciting new research that reassesses the history of women in the graphic arts in the long eighteenth century. Fifteen essays present archival findings and insightful analyses that tell compelling stories about women across social classes and nations who persevered against the obstacles of their gender to make vital contributions as creative and skilled printmakers, astute entrepreneurs and savvy negotiators of copyright law in Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Italy and the United States.