Process Work: Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today, RISD Museum

Published February 6, 2026
Contributed by Maxime Gau


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Visual identity of the exhibition Process Work at the RISD Museum which uses Sprig with ATF Franklin Gothic as a support for body copy. The exhibition explores the development of photographic printmaking processes and traces its historical legacy into the present day. Starting around 1825, a widespread interest in reproducing visual information faster and more cheaply fueled an explosion of experimentation in photographic printmaking techniques, with wide-ranging effects across visual culture and the fine arts. This exhibition highlights those early experiments and innovations, as well as the culture of mass-market illustration and printed media into which they first unfolded.

Curated by Sarah Mirseyedi, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.




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Source: risdmuseum.org RISD Museum. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: risdmuseum.org RISD Museum. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: risdmuseum.org RISD Museum. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: risdmuseum.org RISD Museum. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: risdmuseum.org RISD Museum. License: All Rights Reserved.

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