Object ID
2008.37.204
Object Name
Block, Linoleum
Material
Metal; Wood
Object Entities
Damianos, John (is related to)
Damianos, Aristotle (is related to)
Object Description
"L" shaped wodd and lead printing block with the print of a woman laying a palm branch over a stone walled object. The branch has a bow tied on one end. in the foreground. the woman is wearing long chiton and cloak. her hair is up in a bun. there are broad leaves, unlike the ones on the branch, on the ground around her feet. In the background is a cemetary scene with crosses, a small building, trees, and the horizon line with the sun peeking up from behind it. The inside top of the "L" shape of the block has a notch taken out, making a small step where the palm leaf pertrudes from the design. the block is completely covered in black material. There are small circular marks around the outside of the metal plate. 4 around the outside of the shape, 3 around the inside.
Origin
Donated by John Damianos. The printing block was used in a linotype printing machine. Linotype presses allowed for the casting of entire lines to be printed at a time. Linotype printing was eventually succeeded by lithograph printing and computer typesetting during the 1960's and 1970's. This printing block was used by the Chicago-based, Greek Art Printing Company that was owned and operated by Aristotle Damianos. The Greek Art Printing Company was responsible for the printing of a wide range of materials, including wedding invitations, invoices, flyers, programs, letterhead, etc., for Greek businesses, organizations, institutions, and individuals in the Chicago area, and elsewhere.
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Citation
Block, Linoleum, Greek Art Printing Company Artifact Collection, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/10307. Accessed 03/29/24.