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My "Antietam" [1] is a work in progress, but it's coming along fast as such go.
http://www.communicating-arts.com/catalogs/Antietam/
The Civil War balltefields are traditional subjects, and I'm trying to treat the one in my neighborhood with equal elegy and homage.
Prints will become available soon with formats as follow:
1. Dye-based ink jet on 8.5 x 11 ceramic coated glossy stock. Estimated longevity: 30 to 70 years.
2. Pgment-based ink jet (HP's Vivera) on 13 x 19 inch bright rag "pearl" finished stock (Hahnemuhle): Estimated longevity: upwards of 200 years.
3. Chromira or "light jet" on 16 x 20 inch Fuji Crystal Archive paper. Estimated longevity: 80 years.
Print integrity estimates generally represent extrapolations of data involving color fade or darkening due to light, heat, or oxidation, all of which involve variable environmental conditions.
Along with shoring up my own printing technology, which I have done, considering how to manufacture the series--should it be mounted and boxed; framed for walls; set into a folio book--has been part of the work.
By comparison, gallery or museum quality framing options may prove more clear, from acid-free mats to UV preventive glass.
In any case, it's coming along, and in advance of pricing, bids will be considered.
Also, depending on how the work finds its value, linked contributions to the restoration of the battlefield may be made a part of my program.
1. Oppenheim, James S. "Antietam." Photographic folio, work in progress.
Correspondence: James S. Oppenheim
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