Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1903 - 1909

This letter written in 1903 by the Chambre Syndicale Corporative Française de la Gravure sur Bois, a French professional organization of wood engravers, highlights their concerns about the growing use of photography in illustration. The letter discusses the organization's creation of the magazine "L'Image" in 1896, an effort to protect the art of wood engraving and its traditions. The organization highlights the need to preserve the "noble traditions" of wood engraving and its contributions to the history of art. This document provides insight into the struggle of traditional art forms in the face of new technology.