AZO Paper: History & Demonstration

The George Eastman Museum is located in Rochester, New York, on the estate of George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film. Founded in 1947 as an independent nonprofit institution, it is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the oldest film archives. The museum holds unparalleled collections—encompassing several million objects—in the fields of photography, cinema, and photographic and cinematographic technology, and photographically illustrated books. The institution is also a longtime leader in film preservation and photographic conservation.

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See a hands-on demo of how AZO paper is made, then learn a brief history of this unique paper and its legacy.

Printing photographs at home was not an easy feat in the 19th century, but the creation of AZO paper made it much easier and required minimal equipment. AZO paper was a popular brand name for a slow-speed silver chloride contact printing paper produced by Kodak. This product was Kodak&#x27;s take on “gaslight paper.&quot; Invented in the 1890s, gaslight paper allowed photographers to make contact prints from their own negatives at home using the household gaslight as both a safelight and the illumination for printing.In this webinar, Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will give a hands-on demonstration showing how AZO-style paper is made, and Technology Collection Manager Erin Fisher will share a brief history of this unique paper and its legacy.Free to members; $12 for nonmembers. Registration via Eventbrite.Recording of this demonstration will be available to all paid attendees and members.Note: This demonstration does not include specific instructions or guidance on how to make your own AZO paper. If you are interested in diving deeper and getting the full recipe, please attend our AZO Paper Workshop. E-mail workshops@eastman.org for information.Refund policy: The museum offers refunds for all virtual programs up to 48 hours before the event. Tickets are transferable to another attendee up to 12 hours before the event.Suggested or other donations are non-refundable. The museum is not responsible for outages, technical issues, and issues with connectivity experienced by the attendee. All attendees will receive a link to a video recording of the event regardless of whether they are able to attend the event live. In the case where the museum is unable to do the event due to technical issues, all tickets will be refunded or the event will be rescheduled.

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