Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition
Currently on View at: Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit MI – 3/20/2021 – 6/13/2021
Next Appearing at: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa – 10/9/2021 – 1/9/2022
Curated by Deborah Cullen and organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in cooperation with the Trust for Robert Blackburn and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts’ Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Program, this exhibit explores the life and work of master printmaker Robert Blackburn. This 70-piece exhibition of prints by Robert Blackburn and artists with whom he collaborated (including Romare Bearden, Grace Hardigan, Jacob Lawrence, and more) is set to travel to 8 different US cities through 2022.
For more information about the exhibition, visit the Smithsonian website: https://www.sites.si.edu/s/topic/0TO36000000FLEEGA4/robert-blackburn-modern-american-printmaking