Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Morris Blackburn, 'Avalon South', wood engraving, 1951, edition 30. Signed, titled, and numbered '12/30' in pencil. A fine black impression on cream wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 3/8 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. Archivally sleeved, unmatted.
Image size 5 x 7 inches (127 x 178 mm); sheet size 8 5/8 x 10 7/8 inches (219 x 276 mm).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Morris Blackburn was a prominent painter, printmaker, and graphic artist, as well as a respected teacher at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Born in Philadelphia, where he spent most of his career, Blackburn was a descendant of the notable colonial portrait artist Joseph J. Blackburn (c. 1700–1780). He developed an interest in art early on and studied architectural drawing at the Philadelphia Trade School. In 1922, he took classes at the Graphic Sketch Club and later attended the School of Industrial Art. While working for the well-known Philadelphia furniture designer Oscar Mertz, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1925 to 1929. During his studies, he learned painting from Henry Bainbridge McCarter...
Category
1950s Modern Armando Baldinelli Art