Printmaking -- Duplication

This is an aquatint based on the image of the 9/11 Memorial in Kennewick, Washington.  An aquatint is made by scratching a design onto a copper plate and etching it, then spraying a thin spotty coat onto the plate.  The copper plate may then be dipped into acid to etch tone into the plate.  Portions of the design may be painted over with a resist to prevent that portion from etching.  The plate is usually dipped several times to get varying tones.  This design was dipped seven times with the shortest time being two seconds and the longest being 18 minutes.  The entire printed image has a thin sheet of Chine Colle paper over it to darken it and provide more texture.  The print is 9 x 12 inches.