KEY WEST FLORIDA 1935 " BEACHED Rare ' Proof ' F Townsend Morgan Large Framed 16x20
Item History & Price
A large Franklin Townsend Morgan etching, titled in graphite, lower bottom: "Beached"; lower left margin: "Proof" (rare first print pulled by the artist); signed lower right margin: "F. Townsend Morgan Imp."; and monogramed in the plate, lower left. One of Townsend's largest Key West etchings, showing a beached sail boat with a seated man at the tiller, the sail flapping in the wind, a man pulling the boat onto the beach, and In the background, another beached boat. This beautifully dr...awn and printed etching measures 14 7/8" x 8 7/8", is on fine watermarked: "Japan" paper, archival framed, and ready for you to hang and enjoy.
Franklin Townsend Morgan Morgan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 27, 1883. He studied art at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York City, learning from artists Arthur Dow, George Bridgman, and John F. Carson. In Philadelphia, he was associated the Sketch Club, the Print Club and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and began print making in 1912. While active in Philadelphia, he worked with Joseph Pennell, developing his style with the Dean of American etchers. On hard times during the Depression, he found work with the New Deal Art Programs. He traveled to Key West, Florida in 1935 for the Key West Art Project, and began working on prints of the surrounding seascapes and coastal life. In the 1936 survey by the publication "PRINTS", he was recognized as one of the outstanding American print makers. From 1936 to 1937, he worked for the Art Project in the Virgin Islands. He then returned to Key West and established its Community Art Center in 1941. In 1948 he became the artist-in-residence at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, a position he held until June 1952. He later moved to Englewood, Florida, and died in 1965 at the age of eighty-two.
The Georgia Museum of Art recently had a fine exhibition Franklin Townsend Morgan's art, with thirty prints, one watercolor, several drawings, studies for prints, and ephemera.
On May-29-19 at 09:49:18 PDT, seller added the following information:The last Key West from the family.......
Franklin Townsend Morgan Morgan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 27, 1883. He studied art at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York City, learning from artists Arthur Dow, George Bridgman, and John F. Carson. In Philadelphia, he was associated the Sketch Club, the Print Club and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and began print making in 1912. While active in Philadelphia, he worked with Joseph Pennell, developing his style with the Dean of American etchers. On hard times during the Depression, he found work with the New Deal Art Programs. He traveled to Key West, Florida in 1935 for the Key West Art Project, and began working on prints of the surrounding seascapes and coastal life. In the 1936 survey by the publication "PRINTS", he was recognized as one of the outstanding American print makers. From 1936 to 1937, he worked for the Art Project in the Virgin Islands. He then returned to Key West and established its Community Art Center in 1941. In 1948 he became the artist-in-residence at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, a position he held until June 1952. He later moved to Englewood, Florida, and died in 1965 at the age of eighty-two.
The Georgia Museum of Art recently had a fine exhibition Franklin Townsend Morgan's art, with thirty prints, one watercolor, several drawings, studies for prints, and ephemera.
On May-29-19 at 09:49:18 PDT, seller added the following information:The last Key West from the family.......
