Office Hours 4.0: The Cyanotype Archive

Herbert Von King Park
Saturday, July 25, 2026
1 PM - 5 PM*
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Mandatory Extra Credit:
Bring the last object you held. 

We will be cyanotyping!

A cyanotype is a photo printing process using a solution of iron salts, UV light, and water to capture the negative image of an object.  
It is an 180 year old process originally used for maps, notes, and technical drawings, and later used for documenting botanical specimens. Source  
Bring the last object you held. We will cyanotype it! It will become your archive. Option to bring any materials  you would like to experiment with.


A cyanotype of algae by 19th century botanist Anna Atkins

Cyanotype by Marita Wai
Cyanotype postcard, Racine, Wis., c. 1910

Anna Atkins - Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cyanotype from Miss Amsler’s Artroom files
Self portrait, cyanotype sculpture by Jo Howell 2024
Architectural drawing blueprint, Canada, 1936

Cyanotype from unknown source (link)
Cyanotype from unknown source (link)

As always, there will be Feedback available for Office Hours. Bring an idea, a project, an argument, a problem, or just come to hang out <3 
Let me know if you have any special requests. Feel free to invite friends, but keep in mind the supplies might be limited.

xoxo,
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