Nick Vaccaro (Kansas, 1931-2002)
Three collagraph intaglios on paper
1.
Shaman's Walk, early 1960s, 12" x 15 3/4", #1/6
2.
Black Art, 1961, 11 3/4" x 15 1/4", #1/6
3.
Outbreak, early 1960s, 11 3/4" x 15 1/4", #1/6
Three early examples of collagraphy, a modern printmaking process introduced by Glen Alps in 1955. All three prints are matted to 18" x 22" x 1/2".
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
Condition
Good condition. There is some smudging in the sheet margins outside of the mat window, and a little bit of staining to the mats. The sheets are not laid down.