Tom Blackwell
Thomas Leo Blackwell (1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American hyperrealist of the original first generation of Photorealists, represented by Louis K. Blackwell is one of the Photorealists most associated with the style. He produced a significant body of work based on the motorcycle, as well as other vehicles including airplanes. In the 1980s, he also began to produce a body of work focused on storefront windows, replete with reflections and mannequins.
Also recorded as Thomas Leo Blackwell
Tom Blackwell
- Born
- 1938. · Chicago.
- Died
- 2020.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- photographer, printmaker and painter.
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Thomas Leo Blackwell (1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American hyperrealist of the original first generation of Photorealists, represented by Louis K. Blackwell is one of the Photorealists most associated with the style. He produced a significant body of work based on the motorcycle, as well as other vehicles including airplanes. In the 1980s, he also began to produce a body of work focused on storefront windows, replete with reflections and mannequins.
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Also worked under the name Blackwell?, Thomas Leo. Born at Chicago in 1938, died in 2020.
Work by Tom Blackwell is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Picker Art Gallery and Detroit Institute of Arts.
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- 1.Photo-realism by Louis K. Meisel. Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY (1980).
- 2.Meisel, Louis. Photorealism in the Digital Age. Abrams. 19. 2013. 978-1-4197-0828-2.
- 3.Smart, Paul. Renowned Photorealist Painter Tom Blackwell Dies from Complications of Covid-19. Hudson Valley One. April 16, 2020.
- 4.Tom Blackwell, pioneering Photorealist painter, dies at 82. ArtDaily. April 14, 2020.
- 5.Blackwell, Tom. Tom Blackwell's Photorealism: Making a Masterpiece. Currier Museum of Art. January 24, 2015.
- 6.Meisel, Louis. Photorealism. Harry N. Abrams. 83. 1980. 0-8109-1464-6.
- 7.Meisel, Louis. Photorealism. Harry N. Abrams. 84. 1980. 0-8109-1464-6.
- 8.Tom Blackwell - Artist, Art - Tom Leo Blackwell
- 9.Art and Artists. Museum of Modern Art.
- 10.Buoys, Gabriel. Visitors Look at "Little Roy's Gold Wing". Getty Images. February 6, 2012.
- 11.Picture (Recent Acquisitions). Parrish Art Museum. November 11, 2018.
- 12.Tom Blackwell - Biography. Louis K. Meisel Gallery. January 15, 2020.
- 13.Martelli, A. J. Coronavirus claims life of Tom Blackwell, Rhinebeck artist. Poughkeepsie Journal.
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