printmaker

American  

[print-mey-ker] / ˈprɪntˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.

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printmaker British  

/ ˈprɪntˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes print, esp a craftsman or artist in this field

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Etymology

Origin of printmaker

First recorded in 1925–30; print + maker

Example Sentences

Jean Milant, the master printmaker who helped expand the creative reach of young L.A. conceptual artists such as Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari with the 1970 founding of Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

Works by handbag designer Lulu Guinness, artist Rob Ryan and printmaker Angie Lewin are on show at The Higgins Bedford.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

Belle Epoque French-Swiss painter Félix Vallotton, best known as a printmaker associated with the symbolist group Les Nabis, took on Verdun — an epic, nearly yearlong battle in eastern France.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

In her latest series, the Seattle-based painter and printmaker paints layers of wispy white, gossamer gray and vertiginous black on transparent fabric stretched over wooden frames in unorthodox shapes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Silversmith, printmaker, businessman, and patriot, Revere has acquired heroic status thanks to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s long poem about his legendary midnight ride, and Copley’s painting has become virtually an American icon.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson