Morris Blackburn (American 1902-1979) “Los Arcos” Aquatint, c. 1940, Edition “3/30” Signed in Pencil, Very Good Condition. Archival Mat Size: 20 x 16’ (50.8 x 40.7 cm) Plate Size: 5 7/8 x 8 15/16" (15 x 29cm) Sheet Size: 8 x 11 (20 x 27.9 cm) Morris Blackburn was born in Philadelphia, PA, beginning his art education at age twenty at the Graphic Sketch Club (now the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial) & the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). Later, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), he studied painting with Henry McCarter, drawing with Daniel Garber, & sketching with Arthur B Carles, who became his friend & mentor. Blackburn was a printmaker, muralist, & pioneer in the development of silkscreen printing in the early 1940s. He was a member of the faculty at the Philadelphia Museum School & PAFA. Free Shipping in US. Please ask if you have questions! Morris Blackburn | American 1902-1979 “Los Arcos”, Aquatint, C. 1940, Ed “3/30”, Signed in Pencil, | Free Shipping
