"Paul Strand in Mexico"

[Doug Howk]

I would think that by its very nature a Photogravure can not be as sharp as an enlarged/contact print. Strand's acceptance of it as appropriate for his images reflects the continued influence of Stieglitz.
I'm looking forward to getting the "Mexico" book even if it is less sharp than some would want.

[Bill_1856]

I would think that by its very nature a Photogravure can not be as sharp as an enlarged/contact print. Strand's acceptance of it as appropriate for his images reflects the continued influence of Stieglitz.
I'm looking forward to getting the "Mexico" book even if it is less sharp than some would want.

I did not find the images "distressingly sharp." I have several early Strand Photogravures and am quite happy with them.
I think you will enjoy the book -- I certainly did!

[sanking]

I just returned from Xalapa, Mexico, where I saw an exhibition of photogravure prints of Strand's work in Mexico by Jon Goodman, at the Instituto de Artes Visuales (or was it Plásticas) of the Universidad Veracruzana. Mexico . To my eye, and I looked at them very closely, the Goodman gravures seemed sharper than the prints in the Aperture book "Paul Strand in Mexico", and with outstanding tonal range as we would expect from a master printer like Jon Goodman. Also, people who have compared them tell me that Goodman's gravures have more shadow density than the original Strand gravures, and my understanding is that he worked with original Strand negatives.

Sandy King