The Blind Violinist
Date1938
Maker
Abe Blashko
American, 1920 - 2011
Object number40.62
Provenancethe artist, Seattle, to Seattle Art Museum, July 1940, purchase (for $35)
Exhibition HistoryIn chronological order:
{possibly Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Drawings by Abe Blashko, Nov. 9-Dec. 4, 1938. No catalogue.}
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Northwest Art of the 1930s, Apr. 27-June 30, 1995. No catalogue.
Published ReferencesIn chronological order:
cf. Callahan, Kenneth. “Seattle Art Museum,” Seattle Sunday Times, November 12, 1938: p. 5 [review of 1938 SAM show, discusses all the drawings generally].
Martin, Scott. “Integrating Style with Substance: Scott Martin Talks with Cover Artist Abe Blashko,” Raven Chronicles 3, no. 3 (Spring 1994), reproduced cover.
cf. Hackett, Regina. "SAM Show Unearths Views of a Long-lost Pacific Northwest," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 28, 1995: p. 22 [review of 1995 show; lengthy commentary on three drawings, none identified].
Martin, Scott. “Art is Where You Find It: An Exhibit and Profile of Abe Blashko, Raven Chronicles, on-line edition (April 1998), ravenchronicles.org, reproduced
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions23 x 14 1/2 in.
MediumLithographic crayon on Sunray Drawing Board