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Hatch Show Print is the oldest letterpress in the country. They’ve been printing posters for performers like Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong, and now contemporary groups like The White Stripes, since the 1920s. Since 1992 they’ve been supported by the Country Music Hall of Fame, and make a great number of re-strikes (reprinting of original posters) as well as new designs. Their philosophy is preservation through production - that by using and reusing historic blocks and equipment they serve as a forum for the preservation of the letterpress artform and an advocate for the continuation of its distinct and unique beauty.
Last year CNN hired Hatch to design and print posters for the presidential debates. The photo on the left is Jim Sherradan, who runs Hatch Show Print, with one of the posters. How does Jim explain the enthusiasm for letterpress in a world obsessed by the digital? "The computer is the best thing that ever happened to Hatch. We're the antiheroes of digital design," he says.
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