serigraphyn.
/sᵻˈrɪɡrəfi/, U.S. /səˈrɪɡrəfi/ Printmaking (originally and chiefly North American).
The technique or process of printing using the silk screen method; the production of serigraphs (serigraph n. 2). Cf. silkscreen printing n. at silkscreen n. Compounds 2.
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Selectasine1918
screen process1926
silkscreening1930
screen printing1934
screening1939
serigraphy1940
1940 Parnassus Dec. 31 Serigraphy, or the silk screen process, is a comparative newcomer among the graphic arts.
1946 H. Shokler Artists Man. Silk Screen Print Making iv. 68 The explorations in Serigraphy have comprehended much more than simply textures and color.
1952 Print (N.Y.) 7 4/2 In serigraphy there is no need to reverse the image. The artist draws directly on the silk.
1965 C. Zigrosser & C. M. Gaehde Guide to Collecting Orig. Prints iv. 55 Serigraphy is specially adapted for color work, although Ben Shahn has used it effectively just with black lines.
1997 M. Acton Learning to look at Paintings (2000) vii. 209 Silk screen printing or serigraphy is different from the relief, intaglio or planar methods of making prints which we have so far discussed.
2003 A. Klevit Art Beat 124 Serigraphy became popular in the 1960's, when Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Leroy Neiman and others adopted it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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