(Large sketchbook - no cover)

(Large sketchbook - no cover)

Morris Atkinson Blackburn

Images include a small series of urban landscapes as well as some rough figural sketches and loose geometric renderings. There is one extended letter to "Hudson" discussing Blackburn's position against art auctions in the Philadelphia region.
Artist
Morris Atkinson Blackburn
Date of Birth
(1902-1979)
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
Graphite, ink, and conté crayon on paper; 34 pages, 9 with images
Dimensions
13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2425 x 27.94 cm.)
Accession #
2007.16.3.19
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Blackburn in memory of her husband, Morris Blackburn
Copyright
© artist or artist’s estate
Category
Sketchbook
Subject
Sketches

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