(Sketchbook - red spiral notebook marked "MB" on cover)

(Sketchbook - red spiral notebook marked "MB" on cover)

Morris Atkinson Blackburn

This sketchbook contains mostly notes from Blackburn including a long quote about painting in the "now." There are also notes on Native American and Chinese symbols. The sketches are mostly rough studies, with the exception of one image of a reclining nude.
Date of Birth
(1902-1979)
Date
ca. 1969-1972
Medium
Ink, graphite, conté crayon/charcoal? on paper; 156 pages, 8 with images
Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm.)
Accession #
2007.16.3.39
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Blackburn in memory of her husband, Morris Blackburn
Category
Subject