In early January 2016, The New York Public Library made over 180K digital items available for high resolution download, in the public domain, i.e., available for unrestricted use (http://publicdomain.nypl.org/pd-visualization). This treasure trove consists of items as varied as photographs, menus, prints, maps and postcards. Fortunately for me it includes hundreds of old postcards, dating from the 1890s to 1920s, of China, Japan, Vietnam and Burma. These source items are invaluable as a basis for future art making, from reduction linocuts to mono prints to collages. Here are some of the Chinese post cards.
