(Small sketchbook - black cover, inside cover says "Morris Blackburn/Gloucester Mass./Aug. 1954")
Morris Atkinson Blackburn
The images include some figural studies and many unfinished line drawings, with one full color sketch of a dock. Blackburn also used this as a journal, and there are two dated entries. The first is from 4/8/1955 in which he discusses printmaking vs. painting, the second is dated 4/4/1957 in which Blackburn theorizes the role of the artist.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1902-1979)
Date
ca. 1954-1957
Medium
Ink, graphite and conté crayon on paper; 270 pages, 29 with images
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.59 x 13.97 cm.)
Accession #
2007.16.3.30
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Blackburn in memory of her husband, Morris Blackburn
Copyright
© artist or artist's estate
Category
Subject
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