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Sam Tchakalian Lithograph, 1/10 Titled "Fort Ross"

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Sam Tchakalian (American, 1929-2004), "Fort Ross", lithograph, pencil signed lower right, edition 1/10, titled lower center, sheet unframed measures 29.5"wide, 22" high. Framed it measures 34.25" wide and 27" high. Sam was known for minimalist-non objective paintings and printmaking. About the Artist from Annex Galleries: Sam Tchakalian (1929 - 2004), painter, printmaker, and teacher, was born in Shanghai, China in 1929. He relocated in California in 1947 and he received his AA degree in 1950 from San Francisco City College. He continued his education at San Francisco City College in 1950, earning his BA in 1952 and his MFA in 1958. Tchakalian began his influential teaching career in 1961 when he joined the painting faculty of the Museum of Modern Art. Between 1962 and 1963, he was guest lecturer at the California College of Art and Crafts. In 1964 he became a painting instructor at the College of San Mateo until he joined the faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute (formerly the California School of Fine Arts) in 1966. His exhibitions during this time include the annual exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art between 1958 and 1965, Recent Developments in Bay Area Art (1964, San Francisco Museum of Art), Painters Behind Painters (California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1967), The West Coast Now (Portland Art Museum, 1968), 40 Now California Painters (Tampa Bay Art Center, 1968), Contemporary American Painting (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1969), and Twentieth Century American Paintings (California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1969). His solo shows include a twenty year retrospective at the Oakland Museum in 1978 as well as shows at the Portland Center for the Visual Arts, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Tchakalians work is represented in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Museum and the Milwaukee Art Center.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 34.25 in (87 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1960s
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: We had the lithograph professionally framed. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU898537215402
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