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Article: MILLENNIUM PORTRAIT: Robert Blackburn.
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- American Visions
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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Speak to just about anyone who knows master printmaker Robert "Bob" Blackburn, and, after the appreciative smile subsides, your source almost certainly will describe the man as gregarious and deeply connected to the art world of New York.
Painter and graphic artist John Wilson (at whose wedding Blackburn stood as best man) recalls that when they met in the 1950s, Blackburn "seemed to know just about everyone working in the visual arts in the black and white communities." Blackburn's many friendships, indisputable in the visual arts, extend into other creative fields and include less-known artists as well as those of international renown, such as drummer Max Roach ...
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