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Ben Blount, Letterpress Printer

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Ben Blount holds a leterpress print at Notstock Festival, Minot State University, 2021 ()
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Ben Blount creates a letterpress print ()
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Ben Blount holds up his artwork ()

Ben Blount is a renowned letterpress printer and artist from Evanston, Illinois, whose work has been featured in the Joan Flasch Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Newberry Library, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ben joins Tom Brosseau on Episode 22 of The Great American Folk Show, premiering November 7. Watch the video below to learn about his process.

Ben Blount, Letterpress Printer.mp4

Video courtesy of Ben Blount

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