Paper

- Art on Paper magazine was founded in New York City in 1968 as The Print Collectors Newsletter by Paul Cummings. Judith Goldman was the editor. Within a year, Cummings sold it to Jacqueline Brody, who published it until 1996.

From the start, the title The Print Collectors Newsletter, was a misnomer. The newsletter covered limited-edition prints -- from the Renaissance to the present -- but it also published on artists' books, multiples, ephemera, and photography. An issue typically included a feature story or interview, industry news, reviews of recently released prints or photographs, auction reports, and book reports. Contributors included Holland Cotter, Richard Field, Nancy Princenthal, and many others.

In 1996, Gabriella Fanning, the former editor of the art magazine Contemporanea, purchased The Print Collectors Newsletter. She changed the name to On Paper, converted it to a journal format, and expanded its coverage to include drawings. Two years later, in 1998, she changed the publication's title and format changed again, this time to a full-color glossy magazine titled Art on Paper.

Tracing paper is a type of translucent paper. It is made by immersing uncut and unloaded paper of good quality in sulphuric acid for a few seconds. The acid converts some of the cellulose into amyloid form having a gelatinous and impermeable character. When the treated paper is thoroughly washed and dried, the resultant product is much stronger than the original paper. Tracing paper is resistant to oil grease and to a large extent impervious to water and gas.



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