American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print

From the Smithsonian traveling exhibition American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, this video shows you the art of letterpress printing as practiced by a 125-year-old Nashville, TN, print shop. Learn why only a handful of letterpress shops still exist in American and why this one is so influential in the music and entertainment industry. A great look at the craft.

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Education

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• Hatch
• Show
• Print
• letterpress
• printing
• Smithsonian
• exhibitions
• Nashville
• Elvis
• Presley

[RayDAider]

A Graphics Art student asked the instructor,

"What is the difference between offset and letterpress printing?"

The instructor told him,

"When a girl kisses her handkerchief then presses it against your lips, that's kinda like offset printing. But when she presses her lips against yours, now that's LETTERPRESS ! ".

I've been praying for Nashville concerning the recent flood and am so thankful that no damage has come to your wonder collection of letterpress goodies.

[sitesExhibitions]

@RayDAider: I'll pass your message along to the folks at Hatch!

[sitesExhibitions]

Hey, thanks! We had a blast working with the crew over there. They are truly gifted artists.

[nickynicky00]

This has me WAY too excited.

[cprostudio]

what an honest, communal an passionate business. This is how i wish the high street was. 

[2grdesigngraphic]

Hola, un video excelente, enhorabuena.

[katatoniic]

Hey ya guys! I was thrilled to found this video about the huge work of preservation and praxis of the letter-printing (: i am myself an enthusiast in all that involves printing and i loved watching the passion of your work, love to visit you some day (: have even more fun printing!! btw, the monoprints are amazing (;

[isis416]

@RayDAider I love this explaination, do you think it would be okay with all parties involved if I got a variation of it tattooed?

[superbister]

Magnifique vidéo, la typographie y-est représentée sous un de ses meilleurs aspects, l'ayant pratiqué de 1959 jusqu'en 1970 avant de passer à l'offset ; elle restera pour moi une des plus belles choses, et j'y penserais toujours.

christian.bister@orange.fr

[mrbluenun]

Hi,

I want to thank you for just the most amazing and interesting video I have seen for a long time. I was never a Printer letterpress or otherwise, but I was a "Print Finisher/Book Maker.

I am not old enough for retirement but was forced to stop work when my Epilepsy became too much of a risk.

Not ashamed to say I cried watching this. Letter-Press is exactly the same as when it was invented. Johannes Gutenberg 'Press', applied the Ink and the 'Type' was 'Set' in the same way.Thanks

mrbluenun

[MsNancoo]

This is awesome!! I'm coming down there to get my new store poster made

[elissalovesmusic]

I love love love Hatch Show Print. I love living in Nashville and seeing their posters everywhere. It is the coolest thing to go to a show at the Ryman and buy a Hatch poster.

[andrezx]

Jim is coming to our school this week :) Can't wait!!

[OutsideTheWhiteRose]

I WANT IT, is just easier than the one we have at the univercity, ahaha!