Screenprint

Screenprint
MFA# 1998.69

Description

Prints produced by forcing ink through design-stenciled fine mesh screens. Screens are made from Silk, nylon, or polyester fabric on which the non-printing areas are blocked out with lacquer, Shellac, or Glue. A squeegee is used to force ink through the regions of the fabric that remain porous. The resultant prints have thick, uniform areas of color. The fabric screens can be prepared with light sensitive coatings to transfer images from photographs.

MFA# 1986.968

Synonyms and Related Terms

screen print; screenprinting; silk screen; silkscreen; stencil print; serigraph; serigraphy; zeefdruk (Ned.); sérigraphie (Fr.); Seidensiebdruck (Deut.); Siebdruck (Deut.); serigrafia (It., Port.); serigrafía (Esp.); serigrafi (Sven.)

Additional Images

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  Screenprint, detail
  MFA# 1986.968

Resources and Citations

• Luis Nadeau, Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes, Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997

• B. Gascoigne, How to Identify Prints, Thames & Hudson, London, 2004

• Multilingual Glossary for Art Librarians at http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mgl.htm

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenprint (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)