Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
Associate Curator
The Wallace Center - Cary Library
Academic Affairs
585-475-4213
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
Cary Graphic Arts Collection 90 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
Associate Curator
The Wallace Center - Cary Library
Academic Affairs
Bio
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel is the Associate Curator in the Cary Collection, a position she’s held since 2009. She earned a Master of Science in Printing Technology from RIT, and a B.A. in Art History/Studio Art from Nazareth College of Rochester. In 2001, she assumed the role of production editor of Cary Graphic Arts Press, the university press at RIT, where she published several books on the Cary's unique holdings. Her previous experience in archival collections management includes work at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. She actively lectures and publishes on the history and practice of letterpress printing and the typographic arts.
585-475-4213
Areas of Expertise
19th Century design history
20th Century design history
Exhibition design
Printing history
Publication technologies
Typography
Currently Teaching
STAR-568
Letterpress Printmaking
3 Credits
This course will introduce the technologies of letterpress printing as applied to the creation of fine art prints. Students will generate several printed works using vintage metal and wood type set by hand, and then combine these traditional skills with innovative 21st century relief printing techniques. Students will learn platen and cylinder press printing and maintenance in order to make small editions of multi-color printed works.