Bagel Story Letterpress Art Print
Bagel Story is a limited edition art print made in special collaboration with cartoonist, Drew Dernavich. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints.
The Bagel Story cartoon was conceived by Drew and originally published in black and white in the January 28, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. For our three color interpretation, Drew prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving it onto two linoleum blocks. Christy Nesja hand-composed wood and metal type to work with Drew's image, and selected the three ink colors.
A Vandercook SP15 cylinder proofing press was used for printing. The printing press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color, beginning with the yellow block. Next, the “O” in “Story” was locked together with the red image block. The type layer was printed last in blue ink. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints had been produced, the image and type were disassembled, meaning this exact image can never be printed again.
This is Nesja Press’s second collaboration with Drew who is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Produced in 2023.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
Due to the handmade nature of letterpress printing, ink density and alignment may differ slightly from print to print.
We would love to ship our creations to our friends outside of the United States. Due to the various foreign shipping policies, we are unable to automatically process international orders through our website. Please contact us directly and we’d be glad to work with you to process an order and determine the best shipping method.
Bagel Story is a limited edition art print made in special collaboration with cartoonist, Drew Dernavich. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints.
The Bagel Story cartoon was conceived by Drew and originally published in black and white in the January 28, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. For our three color interpretation, Drew prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving it onto two linoleum blocks. Christy Nesja hand-composed wood and metal type to work with Drew's image, and selected the three ink colors.
A Vandercook SP15 cylinder proofing press was used for printing. The printing press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color, beginning with the yellow block. Next, the “O” in “Story” was locked together with the red image block. The type layer was printed last in blue ink. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints had been produced, the image and type were disassembled, meaning this exact image can never be printed again.
This is Nesja Press’s second collaboration with Drew who is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Produced in 2023.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
Due to the handmade nature of letterpress printing, ink density and alignment may differ slightly from print to print.
We would love to ship our creations to our friends outside of the United States. Due to the various foreign shipping policies, we are unable to automatically process international orders through our website. Please contact us directly and we’d be glad to work with you to process an order and determine the best shipping method.
Bagel Story is a limited edition art print made in special collaboration with cartoonist, Drew Dernavich. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints.
The Bagel Story cartoon was conceived by Drew and originally published in black and white in the January 28, 2008 issue of The New Yorker. For our three color interpretation, Drew prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving it onto two linoleum blocks. Christy Nesja hand-composed wood and metal type to work with Drew's image, and selected the three ink colors.
A Vandercook SP15 cylinder proofing press was used for printing. The printing press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color, beginning with the yellow block. Next, the “O” in “Story” was locked together with the red image block. The type layer was printed last in blue ink. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints had been produced, the image and type were disassembled, meaning this exact image can never be printed again.
This is Nesja Press’s second collaboration with Drew who is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Produced in 2023.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
Due to the handmade nature of letterpress printing, ink density and alignment may differ slightly from print to print.
We would love to ship our creations to our friends outside of the United States. Due to the various foreign shipping policies, we are unable to automatically process international orders through our website. Please contact us directly and we’d be glad to work with you to process an order and determine the best shipping method.
How we made these: Drew carved two linoleum blocks for his cartoon image and sent them to Nesja Press. Before actual printing began, Christy sent Drew digital mockups of how different type might look with his images, and they agreed together on what they liked best. Initial test proofs were printed and sent to Drew for his review and feedback. The final print run began by printing the yellow block first, then the red block, and finally the type lock-up in blue.
