Long before the word Giclee was first used there were artists who begun using ink-jet technology for their reproduction purposes as an alternative to lithography and serigraphy.

Then in the mid 1980s Graham Nash and Jon Cone noticed the high quality of the Iris ink-jet printers output. They developed inks that gave fine art reproductions the longevity and color gamut they deserve. Iris printer became the first one associated with museum quality fine art.

In the early 1990s Jack Duganne introduced the word 'giclée' as a new term describing digital prints used as fine art versa commercial digital prints.

Since then giclee technology rapidly developed and became number one choice for fine art reproduction by publishers, galleries, artists, and photographers.

Different manufacturers of printers and print media working very hard on improving their product contributing tremendously into the rapid increase of Giclee prints quality.

In 2001 the Giclee Printers Association (GPA) was formed. It came up with certain standards that distinct highest quality giclee print from lower quality ink-jet print. The term: "Tru Giclee" created by GPA means highest quality. The GPA is approved a pretty short list of printing materials and equipment that qualifies to bear its logo.

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