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a magnificent contemporary American art piece. On deckle edged art paper. This is from a large collection of his pieces. … Read more a magnificent contemporary American art piece. On deckle edged art paper. This is from a large collection of his pieces. Sid Chafetz (1922-) Born in Providence Rhode Island, Sid Chafetz became an art professor and noted printmaker, specializing in subjects such as politics, portraits, and the Holocaust. His methods included woodcuts and relief linoleum blocks From 1948-82, he was Professor of Art at Ohio State University and became a Professor Emeritus there. His printmaking specialty is woodcut printing and intaglio relief prints. He lived in Columbus, Ohio. He received his training at the Rhode Island School of Design; L’Ecole Americaine des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau; L’Academie Julien, Paris; and with artists Fernand Léger and Stanley Hayter in Paris. He started teaching at Ohio State University in 1948 from where he retired in 1982, although he continues to maintain a studio there. He has had numerous exhibitions in both the U.S. and abroad and his works are in the collections of many major museums including: the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Museums; the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Smithsonian Museum; the Pierpont Morgan Library; The Dahlem Museum, Berlin; and the New York Public Library. His output over his long artistic career has been almost entirely prints whose subject matter has explored politics, portraiture, the university community, personal biography, and the holocaust. In a catalogue produced as part of a retrospective exhibition at The Ohio State University Gallery of Fine Art. He has been the recipient of many honors and awards including two Fulbright fellowships and a Ford Foundation grant. He was selected as outstanding printmaker by the Mid-American Print Council and was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design and later elevated to Academician. His work is included in private and public collections in the U.S., Africa, Europe, South America, Israel and Japan See less
- Dimensions
- 23ʺW × 1ʺD × 27ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1990s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Lithograph
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- Good This is unsigned. Good This is unsigned. less
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