Morris Blackman (American, 1930-2022) ‘Bird’ and ‘Fish’ Woodcut Prints, Signed (1958, Woodcut on Rice Paper)
Morris Blackman (American, 1930-2022) ‘Bird’ and ‘Fish’ Woodcut Prints, Signed (1958, Woodcut on Rice Paper). Pair of framed/matted woodcut prints on rice paper. Housed under glass in black metal gallery frames. Each print pencil signed,numbered, dated and titled at the bottom of print. Artist estate stamped en verso. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size:
"Bird", A/P 1958, 10-7/8" x 7-3/8" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
"Fish", A/P 1958, 7-1/2" x 11-1/2" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
Morris Blackman is an American artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia PA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 1959, where he twice received the Cresson European Travelling Scholarship as well as 3 Mural Prizes, the Lux Graphic Prize and the Figure Drawing Prize. Blackman had one-man shows at PAFA and DeMena Gallery NY as well as participating in group shows at Reese Palley Gallery NJ, Fontana Gallery PA, Studio 7 NJ, Carlson Gallery NY and Margaret Locks Gallery, PA. He was a member of the Graphic Sketch Club as well as a teacher at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His works are in many private collections in Philadelphia as well as PAFA. In 2022, Gross McCleaf Gallery of Philadelphia hosted the first major retrospective of Blackman’s work titled ‘Save for Future Use’.
Morris Blackman (American, 1930-2022) ‘Bird’ and ‘Fish’ Woodcut Prints, Signed (1958, Woodcut on Rice Paper). Pair of framed/matted woodcut prints on rice paper. Housed under glass in black metal gallery frames. Each print pencil signed,numbered, dated and titled at the bottom of print. Artist estate stamped en verso. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size:
"Bird", A/P 1958, 10-7/8" x 7-3/8" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
"Fish", A/P 1958, 7-1/2" x 11-1/2" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
Morris Blackman is an American artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia PA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 1959, where he twice received the Cresson European Travelling Scholarship as well as 3 Mural Prizes, the Lux Graphic Prize and the Figure Drawing Prize. Blackman had one-man shows at PAFA and DeMena Gallery NY as well as participating in group shows at Reese Palley Gallery NJ, Fontana Gallery PA, Studio 7 NJ, Carlson Gallery NY and Margaret Locks Gallery, PA. He was a member of the Graphic Sketch Club as well as a teacher at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His works are in many private collections in Philadelphia as well as PAFA. In 2022, Gross McCleaf Gallery of Philadelphia hosted the first major retrospective of Blackman’s work titled ‘Save for Future Use’.
Morris Blackman (American, 1930-2022) ‘Bird’ and ‘Fish’ Woodcut Prints, Signed (1958, Woodcut on Rice Paper). Pair of framed/matted woodcut prints on rice paper. Housed under glass in black metal gallery frames. Each print pencil signed,numbered, dated and titled at the bottom of print. Artist estate stamped en verso. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size:
"Bird", A/P 1958, 10-7/8" x 7-3/8" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
"Fish", A/P 1958, 7-1/2" x 11-1/2" sight, 12-1/4” x 15-1/4” frame
Morris Blackman is an American artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia PA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 1959, where he twice received the Cresson European Travelling Scholarship as well as 3 Mural Prizes, the Lux Graphic Prize and the Figure Drawing Prize. Blackman had one-man shows at PAFA and DeMena Gallery NY as well as participating in group shows at Reese Palley Gallery NJ, Fontana Gallery PA, Studio 7 NJ, Carlson Gallery NY and Margaret Locks Gallery, PA. He was a member of the Graphic Sketch Club as well as a teacher at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His works are in many private collections in Philadelphia as well as PAFA. In 2022, Gross McCleaf Gallery of Philadelphia hosted the first major retrospective of Blackman’s work titled ‘Save for Future Use’.
