Fred Becker American, 1913-2004
Jam Session II, 1951
engraving, etching & gaufrage
image: 19 7/8 x 23 3/4"
sheet: 21 3/8 x 25 1/2"
sheet: 21 3/8 x 25 1/2"
trial proof 1/2
signed & titled recto, dated in plate
this impression is from 2nd printing with Bob Blackburn
In the early 1990s, and around the time of Bob Blackburn's MacArthur Fellowship, he invited his long-time friend Fred Becker to spend some time printing at Blackburn's workshop. Becker arrived with two of his most innovative plates, Jam Session II, 1951; and Moth, 1947. Together they printed with new color interprations for each image.
