Background
Fern, Alan Maxwell was born on October 19, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin and Rose Fern.
(Contains 56 posters in black-and-white, and 16 posters in...)
Contains 56 posters in black-and-white, and 16 posters in full color; 17 film stills and other illustrations. Includes notes, readings, and index. The index includes brief biographical sketches of the artists. American-born Mildred Constantine Bettelheim (1913-2008) worked at the Museum of Modern Art from 1943 to 1971, and was an associate curator in the 1950s and 1960s. Alan Maxwell Fern (born 1930) served as chief of the prints and photographs division at the Library of Congress.
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(All of Baskin's over 700 prints are documented, and the v...)
All of Baskin's over 700 prints are documented, and the vast majority illustrated, in THE COMPLETE PRINTS OF LEONARD BASKIN. This is the first book to reveal Baskin's remarkable scope and versatility as a printmaker. These images, created over a 35-year period, range from immense woodcuts, greater than six feet in height, to delicate etchings but a few centimeters in size; in addition to the classic woodcuts of the 1950s, included as well are many images from the rare Gehenna Press books, the lithograph series of the 1970s, and recent works.
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Fern, Alan Maxwell was born on October 19, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Martin and Rose Fern.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1960; Fulbright scholar, Courtauld Institute, U. London, 1954-1955.
Assistant, instructor, assistant professor humanities, The College, University of Chicago, 1952-1961; assistant curator prints and photographs division, Library of Congress, Washington, 1961; curator fine prints, Library of Congress, 1962-1964; assistant chief, Library of Congress, 1964-1973; chief, Library of Congress, 1973-1976; director research department, Library of Congress, 1976-1978; director special collections, Library of Congress, 1978-1982; director, National Portrait Gallery, since 1982.
(All of Baskin's over 700 prints are documented, and the v...)
(Contains 56 posters in black-and-white, and 16 posters in...)
Board directors Smart Museum Art, Chicago, Washington. Active United States Senate Curatorial Advisory Board, State Maryland Commission on Artistic Property. Member Print Council American (past president), College Art Association, American Antiquarian Society, American Institute of Architects (honorary), Double Crown Club (honorary), Cosmos Club (president 2006-2007), Grolier Club (New York City).
Married Lois Ann Karbel, March 17, 1957.