Description: Paper is approximately 7x5” Etching is approximately 5x4” Signed: Signed in plate Date: 1926 Condition: There is fading and paper loss in upper right and middle right. Biography on Mr Merrick: Born in Philadelphia, Pa 1905 - 1985 Studied at Philadelphia College of Art (diploma) and at Cape School of Art with Henry Hensche and also under T. Oakley. Member of Philadelphia Art Alliance (life member, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, American National Theater Academy (founding member), Woodmere Art Association, SC; Philadelphia College of Art Alumni Association. (pres. 1948-52). Exhibited at: Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1935-45, PAFA, 1935-45, 1964 (Dawson med.), Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1936 (prize), Art Institute of Chicago, 1940, Cape Artists Association, 1945 (prize), State Museum Trenton, NJ, SC Herron Art Institute, Woodmere Art Association, Lawrence College, Harcum College, State Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940-, National Academy of Design Watercolor Shows, Audubon Artists & Art Institute Chicago (1940-49). Awards include gold medal, Philadelphia College Art Alumni Association, 1954, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1955. Works at: Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cape May Coll, Philadelphia Public School, State Museum Art, Harrisburg, PA., State Museum, Trenton, NJ, Lehigh University, Du Pont Collection, Wilmington, DE. Known primarily for his watercolors, but also was a block printer, etcher, illustrator, drawing specialist, lecturer and teacher.
Price: 55.5 USD
Location: Renfrew, Pennsylvania
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Artist: James Kirk Merrick
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Small
Signed: No
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Material: Ink, Paper
Item Length: 5 in
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
Subject: Cathedrals, Cityscapes, Famous Paintings/Painters, On the Road, Peace, Seasons, States & Counties
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1926
Item Height: 7 in
Theme: Agriculture, Americana, Architecture, Art, Community Life, Domestic & Family Life, History, Inspirational, Religious, Social History
Style: Americana, Art Deco, Figurative Art, Folk Art, Illustration Art, Minimalism
Features: Limited Edition
Production Technique: Drypoint
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
