General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink by Irene Pattinson

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General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink

This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson … Read more General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink

This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long braids and hats reminiscent of a late 1800's street scene. The store front reads "General Merchandise" backward. A giant man in black with a fu manchu looms over the buildings with a dagger in hand.

Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 13"H x 10"W
Paper size: 8.75"H x 6.5"W
Image size: 6.5"H x 5"W

Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56.

Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works).

Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.

Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection
Exhibitions:
1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1960 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1960 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1960 San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1960 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1959 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1959 San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1958 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1958 San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1958 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1958 Oakland Art Museum Annual, Oakland, CA
1957 San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1957 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1956 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1955 San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA
1955 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1954 San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA
1951 Oakland Art Museum Annual, Oakland, CA
1948 San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA

Literature: San Francisco Art Institute. Catalog of the Art Bank 1962-1963

Source: David Carlson, Carlson Gallery. See less