Morton Diamondstein Vintage American WPA Tradition Serigraph Screenprint Industrial Scene #1 1948
Vintage screenprint titled "Industrial Scene #1" by American Post War artist Morton Diamondstein (1920-2000). This serigraph was created by the artist in 1948. Diamondstein's serigraphs are rare. There is only one other serigraph of this image located in the National Gallery of Art. The measurements of the image are approximately 11 1/4" x 15 1/2", with the entire sheet measurements at approximately 15" x 21", plus frame. Currently the artwork is behind glass in the era vintage wood frame. The serigraph is in very good condition. Morton Diamonstein was known fir his vibrant and expressive cityscapes, often depicting industrial landscapes with bold colors, in the WPA post war tradition.
An obituary for Morton Diamonstein was published in the Los Angeles Times on December 7th, 2020, stated:
Morton Diamondstein, 80, was a Los Angeles artist noted for his woodcuts in the Mexican realist tradition who was also a collector and curator of African art. Diamondstein grew up in New York City, where he attended the American Artists School and the Art Students League.
After serving in the infantry during World War II, he moved to Los Angeles and studied at the Otis Art Institute. Influenced by the Mexican muralist tradition, he lived in Mexico City for several years and produced woodcuts that were praised by the great Mexican painter and muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.
Diamonstein also was a sculptor whose work was called 'unpretentious...honest, handcrafted' by an Los Angeles Times critic. His paintings and sculptures appeared in many galleries and museums, most recently the Jan Baum Gallery in Los Angeles.
He was also prominent as a collector and curator of African art and founded Diamonstein Tribal Arts in 1964 to showcase African tribal art he had collected on travels throughout Europe and Africa since the 1950s. He helped organize the first major U.S. shows of tribal art from the Benue Valley in Nigeria, and of Betak art from Sumatra. Diamondstein passed away on November 27th in Los Angeles, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
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