SUMMARY
An exhibition at New York's Robert Mann Gallery highlights the orotone technique, a historic method of creating golden photographic prints. Developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, orotone involves printing an image on glass and backing it with gold-colored paint for a luxurious sheen. Perfected by Edward S. Curtis around 1918 and also known as Curt-Tones, the technique appealed to the Arts and Crafts movement. The exhibition, 'Gold Standards: The Art of the Orotone,' features nearly 100 works, including those by Arthur Clarence Pillsbury, who used the method to capture Yosemite landscapes.
TAKEAWAYS
Orotone is a historic photographic technique creating golden images.
The process involves printing on glass backed with gold-colored paint.
Edward S. Curtis perfected the technique around 1918, calling them Curt-Tones.
Robert Mann Gallery is exhibiting a collection of orotone prints.