Blackburn

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Blackburn

Entry/Object ID

2005.45

Description

Published by: The Lawrence Lithography Workshop; one stone six plates. "Blackburn" is a print Adams created as a tribute to his friend and colleague, fellow printmaker Bob Blackburn (1920-2003). Adams first became aware of Blackburn?s work while working at Gemini. Eventually they met and established a lasting friendship. Adams was inspired to create this homage because, as he says, there are ?very few black professional lithographers? and because Blackburn was a ?leader in the field.? The piece also stands as a larger tribute to those who work behind the scenes to edition prints and are seldom recognized for their contributions to the final work.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink on Rives BFK tan paper

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum

Made/Created

Artist

Adams, Ron

Date made

2002

Ethnography

Notes

United States North America, United States

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Chromolithograph

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

88.583 cm

Length

63.341 cm

Dimension Description

Sheet

Width

96.52 cm

Depth

2.381 cm

Length

74.93 cm