Sydney K. Eaton NW School Small Wood Block Print Praise

Item Description

Sydney K. Eaton (1919-2016), American/WA. Original wood block print by Northwest School Sydney K. Eaton depicting a young indigenous girl with her arms raised in prayer. Image 6 1/8" x 4 1/8", Paper size 7 7/8" x 6." Signed by the artist lower right. See photos.

Sydney K. Eaton was a prolific artist working in oil, watercolor, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. He worked in the period of and was connected to the Mid-Century Northwest School/Northwest Mystics art movement along with Guy Anderson, Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, Richard Gilkey, Phil McCracken, and many others in the region. Eaton founded the Art Department at Skagit Valley College where he taught for many years. During WWII he was stationed in the North and South Pacific islands, and Papua New Guinea’s indigenous art and spirituality had a particularly strong influence on his future artwork.

Item Specifics
Artist: Sydney K. Eaton
Material(s): Wood Block Print on Paper
Era: Mid-Century
Size: Image 6 1/8" x 4 1/8", Paper size 7 7/8" x 6"

Item Condition
Very good condition, no defects noted. Piece is unframed.

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