Screenprints: A History

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Screenprints: A History is the first title in the V&A's new series on the history and practice of printmaking.

 

It offers a vibrant celebration of the fine-art applications of this versatile medium – from the commercial origins of the screenprinting process in 1920s America, its pivotal role in 1960s pop and op art among artists such as Andy Warhol and Bridget Riley, through to its adoption by the YBAs in the 1990s, and its enduring presence today.

 

'The text is as scholarly and instructive as you’d expect, but also eminently readable. You really couldn’t wish for a better guide, survey or history’ – The Artist, Jul 2025

 

Featured in Elle Décor,  Words to live by, Mar 2025

 

'…a reading that’s as fascinating as it’s informative and this is, as I think it is intended to be, the definitive history.’ – Art Book Review, 2 Apr 2025

 

'…cleverly bridges history, theory, and practice…Screenprints is suitable for just about anybody.' – Bridget O’Keefe, ARLIS/NA Reviews, May 2025

 

 

In parallel, we're delighted to offer a Limited Edition print by one of the featured artists – "Better It Is To Get Wisdom Than Gold" is a striking seven colour screenprint by Adam Bridgland, inspired by words on the walls of V&A South Kensington. 

 

Author/Artist/Designer

Gill Saunders

Pages

272

Dimensions

26.9 x 20.8cm

ISBN

9780500481011

Colour

Multicoloured

Product code

169999

Book Format

Hardback

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