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New website for the Printed Picture, a Dynamic History of the Evolving Technology of Image-Making

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announces The Printed Picture, a website based on the publication and exhibition of the same name that focused on the history of the printing of pictures, from prehistoric cave markings to cutting-edge digital printing technologies. The website was created utilizing the content both from the book, authored by Richard Benson, and videos drawn from Benson’s private lectures conducted in the exhibition galleries at MoMA. The site was developed by Read and Note. Read and Note™ technology was used for its ability to extract, integrate, and manage the different mediums in the development of the site. Benson, a renowned printer, accomplished photographer, and former Dean of The Yale University School of Art, is the author of Richard Benson: North South East West, a new volume of