Carol Wax

A Second Edition of THE MEZZOTINT has been published by Schiffer Books, containing 304 pages with updated technical explanations, expanded information on alternative grounding methods, new tools and non-toxic materials, revised use of mezzotint with other intaglio techniques, inks, papers, and related printmaking concerns, and many new illustrations.

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A 296-page illustrated treatise on the history and technique of mezzotint engraving.

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990. Out of print.

Reissued in paperback by Abrams, 1996.  Out of print. 

To view the table of contents, click on link Table of Contents

To read a review by Ellen G. D'Oench of THE MEZZOTINT, click on Print Quarterly Review

Published by Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 1990

Currently out of print.

Published by Artistic Investments, Inc., in 2006, in connection with the artist's 2006 solo exhibition at The Museum Herakleidon, Athens Greece. Contains illustrations of the artist's first thirty years as a printmaker with essays by the artist. 

To read the introductory essay by Paul Firos, click on the link Catalogue Raisonne Introduction

To read Stephen Frederick's review of the catalogue, published in The Journal of the Print World, click on Catalogue Raisonne Review

Co-written by Carol Wax with Earl Retif, 78-page catalogue published by Stone and Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA, in 1996, in connection with an exhibition of classical and contemporary mezzotint engravings presented at The New Orleans Museum of Art. 

To read the introductory essay, click on the link Art of Darkness Essay

Exhibition catalog published by the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, at Pensacola State College, Florida, 2016.  This 16-page catalog contains 21 illustrations, essays by Carol Wax about the images, and an introduction by Vivian Spencer.