This upper-division lecture examines the original graphic revolution: the invention of prints and the emergence of duplicable media in the West, whose cultural currency and aesthetic criteria differ considerably from those of painting, sculpture, and architecture. From the woodblock to the silkscreen, we will survey the technologies of printmaking to illuminate the social and artistic circumstances in which these images were crafted, circulated, and consumed. Major themes include: imitation and invention, authorship and audience, original and copy.