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Artworks
Fred Becker American, 1913-2004
Jam Session II, 1951engraving, etching & gaufrageimage: 19 7/8 x 23 3/4"
sheet: 21 3/8 x 25 1/2"trial proof 1/2signed & titled recto, dated in platethis impression is from 2nd printing with Bob BlackburnIn 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.