NOTES
Shades of blue, red, orange, and black blend together in numerous shapes. This abstract formation is a typical example of Robert Blackburn’s style. In 1948, the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (RBPW) opened, and artists such as Norman Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, and Romare Bearden printed there. Bearden and Blackburn had met through the Harlem-based 306 Group in the mid-1930s. They maintained a deep friendship, evidenced by the fact that Bearden was on the board of RBPW until his death in 1988. A relationship that resulted in fruitful collaboration, Blackburn is credited with teaching Bearden the collagraph printing process.
