Digital BW, The Print

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitch Alland [mailto:malland@...m] 
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:55 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Holy Grail, Double Standard, etc.
> 
> 
> For: Martin Wesley
> 
> > I can't imagine displaying any paper art without glazing. 
> The surface
> > is too
> > fragile and the materials vulnerable to insect damage among other 
> > things.
> 
> But that is the major purpose of the coating.
> 
> 
> > I would be willing to bet that this will be the case indefinitely.
> > Even if
> > you coat the print your mats would degrade pretty quickly 
> without the
> > protection of glass.
> 
> The purpose of a mat is to keep the glass from touching the 
> surface of 
> the print. If there is a protective coating of the print and there is 
> no glass no mat is necessary: the print can be displayed like an oil 
> painting. One way would be to mount the print on an aluminum 
> sheet, or 
> on foam core.
> 
Mitch,

Good points. Personally though I don't think I would want to display a B&W
print like an oil painting with no mat. It just doesn't sound attractive to
me.

Back in the early and mid-70's I dry mounted silver fiber prints on 8-ply
black mounting board and then glued a white frame to the back that was inset
from the edges about 3". This held the prints out from the wall  about 2".
Black mat board was not very stable at that time so I sprayed the entire
front of the assembly with Krylon. Over time though the prints and mats have
accumulated a number of dents and scratches. All things considered they have
held up well but not as well as if they had been framed under glass.

I guess I just don't mind prints under glass.

Martin Wesley
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