Dale Bernstein 1985 [Robert spotting prints in the studio of Irving Penn on 5th Avenue, New York]
Gelatin silver print Privided by the artist - Dale Berstein (Dale Bernstein, 21 July 2022) On "slow" days we had to spot some of the many prints from the archives. Here is my friend Robert working on a couple. The platinum prints were far easier to spot than the silver prints. Some of the original prints from the Small Trades series were especially difficult. I think the printer used so much hardener in the fix that the surfaces were nearly waterproof.
