Original Irving Amen Wood Block Plate for Print "Gift of Flowers"

Description: This an original carved wood block used to create the print "Gift of Flowers" as pictured above. No paper prints are included in this auction. ONLY the wood block pictured are included. The front of the block was painted by Amen at the end of the print run. The picture of the print is shown to give you an idea of what the print looked like, the print is NOT INCLUDED in the sale. and All of my Amen art came from the collection that was donated to Hillel Cincinnati by Amen and was later auctioned off by Main Auction Galleries in Cincinnati and is guaranteed original.IRVING AMEN BIOGRAPHYAmen was born in New York City in 1918. He began drawing at the age of four. At fourteen he won a scholarship to Pratt Institute. With Michelangelo as his idol he spent seven years in Life Classes perfecting his drawing.From 1942 to 1945 he served with the Armed Forces. He headed a Mural Project and executed murals in the United States and Belgium.His first exhibition in woodcut was held at the New School for Social Research in New York, in 1948; his second at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, in 1949.In 1950 the artist studied in Paris. Upon his return he had one-man shows in painting, woodcut and sculpture.In 1953 he travelled throughout Italy, sketching and studying. This resulted in a series of eleven woodcuts, eight etchings and many oils on Venice, Florence, Rome, Padua, Torcello. One of these woodcuts, PIAZZA SAN MARCO #4 and its four woodblocks constitute a permanent exhibit of block printing in color at the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.Travel in Israel, Greece and Turkey in 1960 led to a retrospective show at the ARTIST'S HOUSE in Jerusalem. Since then he has had hundreds of one-man shows throught the country in galleries, museums and Universities.His work is included in major international exhibitions and was exhibited in the Far East and Africa under the auspices of the State Department.He is a member of many national and international organizations, and has taught at Pratt Institute and The University of Ntre Dame.Amen's deep love of mankind and hopeful attitude towards life emanate powerfully from his work. The message is inseperable from the form and both communicate his feelings. This has brought him the broadest audience.Commissions:Designed a Peace Medal to commemorate the end of the Viet Nam War.Illustrated the classic, GILGAMESH, for the Limited Editions Club.Created Designs for twelve stained glass windows sixteen feet high depicting the twelve tribes of israil, commissioned by Agudas Achim Synagogue at Columbus, Ohio.His biography is included in the WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA, WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART, WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD, WHO'S WHO IN WORLD JEWRY, and other major reference works.REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONSUniversity of South Alabama - Mobile, AlabamaArizona State University - Tempe, ArizonaTucson Museum of Art - Tucson, ArizonaArkansas Art Center Foundation - Little Rock, ArkansasArkansas State University - State University, ArkansasJudah L. Magnes Memorial Museum - Berkeley, CaliforniaSkirball Museum Hebrew Union College - Los Angeles, CaliforniaMills College - Oakland, CaliforniaStanford University Museum of Art - Stanford, CaliforniaHausatonic Museum - Bridgeport, ConnecticutYale University - New Haven, ConnecticutUniversity of Georgia - Athens, GeorgiaHonolulu Academy of Arts - Honolulu, HawaiiArt Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IllinoisQuincy College Art Gallery - Quincy, IllinoisRosary College - River Forest, IllinoisIllinois State Museum - Springfield, IllinoisLafayette Art Center - Lafayette, IndianaArt Gallery, University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IndianaDavenport Municipal Art Gallery - Davenport, IowaDes Moines Art Center - Des Moines, IowaUniversity of Maine Art Gallery - Orono, MaineBaltimore Museum of Art - Baltimore, MarylandBoston Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MassachusettsTown of Brookline Public Library - Brookline, MassachusettsFogg Art Museum - Cambridge, MassachusettsDe Cordova and Dana Museum - Lincoln, MassachusettsArt Museum Mount Holyoke College - South Hadley, MassachusettsMuseum of Fine Arts - Springfield, MassachusettsAlbion College - Albion, MichiganUniversity of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MinnesotaCentral Missouri State University - Warrensburg, MissouriArt Gallery University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NebraskaThe Art Museum Princeton University - Princeton, N.J.Dartmouth College - Hanover, New HampshireRutgers University - New Brunswick, New JerseyMuseum of New Mexico - Santa Fe, New MexicoJewish Museum - New York City, N.Y.Metropolitan Museum - New York City, N.Y.Museum of Modern Art - New York City, N.Y.New York Public Library - New York City, N.Y.State University of New York - New Paltz, N.Y.University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery - Rochester, N.Y.Syracuse University Art Collection - Syracuse, N.Y.Salem College - Winston Salem, North CarolinaCincinnati Art Museum - Cincinnati, OhioDayton Art Institute - Dayton, OhioButler Institute of American Art - Youngstown, OhioOklahoma Museum of Art - Oklahoma City, OklahomaCoos Art Museum - Coos Bay, OregonOregon State University - Corvallis, OregonLehigh University - Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaCity of Philadelphia Public Library - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMuseum of Art - Carnegie Institute - Pittsburg, PennsylvaniaThe Charleston Museum - Charleston, South CarolinaColombia Museum of Art - Columbia, South CarolinaBrooks Memorial Art Gallery - Memphis, TennesseeVirginia Museum of Fine Arts - Richmond, VirginiaCorcoran Gallery of Art - Washington, D.C.Library of Congress - Washington, D.C.Smithsonian Institute - Washington, D.C.Huntington Galleries - Huntington, West VirginiaMadison Art Center - Madison, WisconsinNeville Public Museum - Green Bay, WisconsinMilwaukee Public Library - Milwaukee, WisconsinREPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS (abroad)American Embassies Abroad (partial list)courtesty UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCYAmman - JordanAnkara - TurkeyAthens - GreeceBeirut - LebanonColombo - Sri Lanka (Ceylon)Cotonou - BeninIstanbul - TurkeyKuala Lumpur - MalaysiaManagua - NicaraguaMonrovia - LiberiaNew Delhi - IndiaPort Au Prince - HaitiSan Salvadore - El SalvadorTeheran - IranTel Aviv - IsraelMUSEUMS - AbroadAlbertina Museum - Vienna, AustriaBibliotheque Royal - Brussels, BelgiumUniversity Art Museum - Edmonton, CanadaFitzwilliam Museum - Cambridge, EnglandUsher Gallery - Lincolnshire, EnglandVictoria and Albert Museum - London, EnglandBiblioteheque Nationale - Paris, FranceBezalel National Museum - Jerusalem, IsraelAuckland City Art Gallery - Auckland, New ZealandStatische Museum - Elberfeld, Germany

Price: 424.99 USD

Location: West Chester, Ohio

End Time: 2024-01-09T23:06:28.000Z

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