Printmaking Resource Guide

he Print Council of America is a professional organization of print specialists with a current membership of over 250 individuals most of whom represent collections of works of art on paper throughout the United States and Canada. While the organization is comprised primarily of museum curators, it also includes university professors, conservators of works on paper, and independent scholars with a strong commitment to the study of prints.

The Mid America Print Council is an educational organization whose goal it is to promote awareness and appreciation of the art of making original prints, books, hand-made paper, and drawings.

The Art Story is the only resource where you will find consistent and detailed analysis of the most important works of each artist and movement (description from the site).

Lists printmakers from the 15th century and by place of origin.

The Wood Engravers’ Network fosters education and creates a resource for wood engravers and the practice of wood engraving.

The IFPDA is an organization of expert art dealers who champion
the work of artists in the artistic medium of printmaking.

he Society holds over 1,300 separately published American engravings ranging from 1716-1900 fully cataloged in the General Catalog. This collection includes portraits, landscapes, seascapes, allegorical prints, and scenes of everyday life.

International Print Center New York is New York’s first and only non-profit arts institution dedicated to the innovative presentation of printed art, by emerging and established, national and international artists.

Smithsonian Libraries maintains two resources related to printmaking: 1) Art & Artist Files in the Smithsonian Libraries Collections, and 2) Artists' Books.