(Large sketchbook - green cover label "Clipper")

(Large sketchbook - green cover label "Clipper")

Morris Atkinson Blackburn

This book includes mostly nude figural studies, with one large full color dock scene and one bold abstract geometric sketch. There are also a few short journal entries from 1957 about Blackburn's motivation as an artist, encouraging himself to purge his unfinished works and rededicate himself to finishing others. Other notes include "to-do" lists, needs, and financial notes.
Date of Birth
(1902-1979)
Date
ca. 1957
Medium
Graphite, conté crayon, ink and gouache on paper; 120 pages, 27 with images
Dimensions
14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm.)
Accession #
2007.16.3.32
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Blackburn in memory of her husband, Morris Blackburn
Category
Subject