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