Platinum print
An image contact-printed in daylight or ultraviolet light on paper that has been sensitized with iron salts and a platinum compound and then developed in potassium oxalate.
Platinum Print: Created in 1873 by William Willis, platinum prints utilize the light sensitivity of iron salts to produce an image. During the developing process, chemical reactions dissolve the iron salts and replace them with platinum.
Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918, platinum print, 11.7 x 9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 9/16 inches), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Painter Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986) was married to Stieglitz. See feminism and feminist art.
Platinum/Palladium Print - Mainly credited to the experiments and dedication of American photographer Irving Penn, Platinum prints allow the photographer to manipulate a print during processing to produce prints of extraordinary intensity and ...
The platinum process produces an image by depositing actual platinum crystals in the paper, the texture of which becomes integral to the print. Platinum prints are more stable than silver prints, but more costly. See also Palladium.
 See also: Plate, Painting, Chalk, Plaster, Photography
  
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