In 1938 in New York a group of artists began experimenting with screenprinting as an artistic medium onto paper. They coined the term 'serigraphy.

Who invented serigraphy?

The Englishman Samuel Simon patented the screen printed form most familiar in the Western world in 1907. While Europe was introduced to the process in the 18th century, it would take the affordability of silk mesh and commercial use of the process to make it more available.

When did screenprinting begin?

Screenprinting originated in China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) as a way of transferring designs onto fabrics. Japan was one of the first Asian countries to start make recognizable forms of screenprinting.