Craftsman Balcony giclée print

Description

In this illustration, Mt. Rainier towers over the hillsides and rooftops of Tacoma, Washington, while Commencement Bay on Puget Sound shines a brilliant blue to mirror the sky. Tacoma has an excellent and very large collection of Craftsman-style homes, thanks to a building boom from 1919 to 1929. The result is an astonishing array of beautiful and well-preserved historic architecture that is an icon not just of Tacoma but the entire Pacific Northwest.

This 9 x 12 print is a reproduction of the original letterpress piece from “Local Conditions,” a series depicting Washington’s Mt. Rainier from a variety of different vantage points. (You can read more about the project here.) There are 15 different designs in the series; you can find all available prints here.

The original artwork was letterpress printed by hand on an antique Vandercook No. 4 press and then hand-painted with watercolor.

Paper size is 12 x 9.

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This artwork is copyright Chandler O’Leary 2011. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of this print. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights.

This print is packaged in a clear poly sleeve and will ship flat in a protective mailer via United States Postal Service. WA state residents are subject to sales tax.