Description: Matting is approximately 11x14” Drawing(visible) is approximately 10.5”x8” Signed: Lower left, full Signature James Kirk Merrick Date: Exact date unknown, was acquired in a lot of drawings dated 1925-1955. Condition: Drawing is on paper, there is some smears and fading. Please examine pictures closely. Biography on Mr Merrick: Born in Philadelphia, Pa 1905 - 1985 Studied at Philadelphia College of Art (diploma) and at Cape School of Art with Henry Hensche and also under T. Oakley. Member of Philadelphia Art Alliance (life member, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, American National Theater Academy (founding member), Woodmere Art Association, SC; Philadelphia College of Art Alumni Association. (pres. 1948-52). Exhibited at: Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1935-45, PAFA, 1935-45, 1964 (Dawson med.), Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1936 (prize), Art Institute of Chicago, 1940, Cape Artists Association, 1945 (prize), State Museum Trenton, NJ, SC Herron Art Institute, Woodmere Art Association, Lawrence College, Harcum College, State Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940-, National Academy of Design Watercolor Shows, Audubon Artists & Art Institute Chicago (1940-49). Awards include gold medal, Philadelphia College Art Alumni Association, 1954, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1955. Works at: Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cape May Coll, Philadelphia Public School, State Museum Art, Harrisburg, PA., State Museum, Trenton, NJ, Lehigh University, Du Pont Collection, Wilmington, DE. Known primarily for his watercolors, but also was a block printer, etcher, illustrator, drawing specialist, lecturer and teacher.
Price: 119.2 USD
Location: Renfrew, Pennsylvania
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Artist: James Kirk Merrick
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: James Kirk Merrick
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Material: Paper, Pencil
Item Length: 14 in
Region of Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Cityscapes, Community Life, Inspirational, Landscape, Monument, Motivational, On the Road, Still Life, Tourism, Working Life
Type: Drawing
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 11 in
Theme: Agriculture, Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Famous Places, Inspirational, Natural History, Nature, Travel & Transportation
Style: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Figurative Art, Portraiture, Realism, Still Life
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Country/Region of Manufacture: Antigua and Barbuda
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
