Blog
Voting on the Record
Sep 17, 2020
We know that we have shared the story about the posters the shop made in 1948 for Roy Acuff’s gubernatorial campaign, and how they paid for the purchase of the neon sign that still hangs outside our establishment (if you...
Hide Your Smile: Poster and PSA
Aug 18, 2020
Inspired by a design hand-carved by Hatch Show Print for posters promoting the 1939 film Jesse James, and reimagined for...
Hold History in Your Hands
Jul 10, 2020
Our presses are still rolling during these unprecedented times, and we’re "pressing on" as we have for 140-plus years because...
Type High or the Paper Stays Dry!
May 21, 2020
Hatch Show Print: Type High Takes Time from Country Music Hall of Fame on Vimeo. To successfully letterpress print a...
Everything Old is Neon Again
Apr 08, 2020
BZZZZT! For some of us, the sound of softly buzzing of neon is as synonymous with this old print shop...
Get To Know Our Friends and Family
Feb 28, 2020
Some things can only be passed down through the generations, from person to person. The subtleties, nuances, and annoying details...
The Past and Future of Letterpress
Jan 29, 2020
There is no way to recall the old way of ‘doing things’ if all of those folks who did something...
Hatch Show Print’s Celluloid Celebrations
Jan 28, 2020
[caption id="attachment_11237" align="alignleft" width="309"] Western Union poster, 1941[/caption] Hatch Show Print has been operating in Nashville since 1879. The history...
Flashback 2019
Jan 08, 2020
https://vimeo.com/380520760/857f26bf7f What a year! We commemorated the shop’s 140th year in business with an exhibit, a book, a party with...
Hatch Show Print: Cory Wasnewsky
Dec 16, 2019
The posters don’t make themselves at Hatch Show Print. There are eight full-time designer-printers who work in the shop to...