Morris Blackburn

Morris Blackburn (1902–1979) was an American painter and printmaker.

Also recorded as M. Atkinson Blackburn; Blackie; Morris Atkinson Blackburn.

Morris Blackburn in brief

Born
1902
Died
1979
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Contents

Overview

Also worked under the name Blackburn, Morris Atkinson.

Born at Philadelphia in 1902, died in 1979.

In detail

Works named in the authority record are Taxco, Jersey Shore, Seated Nude, Mast and Lines, Untitled (Standing Nude) and Untitled (Abstract Figure).

Work by Morris Blackburn is recorded in the collections of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Print Collection and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Morris Blackburn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q20860828: Morris Blackburn

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Elsewhere in Prints

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