Andrew Volpe
Printing Revolution: Declaration Edition
This presentation will take a look at both the development of the printing press, printing technologies, and what was being printed considered “revolutionary,” with an emphasis on the legal and publication battles fought for the ideas of Freedom of the Press and Free Speech as it unfolded between the American Colonies and England, culminating with the printing of the Declaration of Independence.
Andy Volpe (andyvolpe.com) studies and works in the graphic printing methods of the Old Masters, covering 1450s to 1800, and is perhaps best known for his Paul Revere replica copperplate engraving work with the Printing Office of Edes & Gill Boston, and researching and curating the Klein collection of Prints at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill MA. He also presents on Roman armor and archaeology with the Higgins Armory Collection at Worcester Art Museum and to area schools.
