Norma Bassett Hall (1890-1957)

Mission Bells

1931

The color woodblock print was originally issued as an insert in Print Connoisseur, a quarterly publication that ran from 1920 to 1932 and was known for its frontispiece prints. The July 1931 issue was almost completely focused on Norma Bassett Hall and her husband Arthur Hall. As a bound in plate, this print, while an original four color woodblock print, is not signed by the artist. Unframed.

This image has been widely published besides as frontispiece for The Print Connoisseur, no 11, no. 3 (July 1931),also Norma Bassett Hall, Catalogue Raisonne Blockprints and Serigraphs, Joby Patterson, Pomegranate Books, OR, 2014; Color Woodblock Prints, Andrew Stevens, Two Red Roses Foundation, 2019; The International Block Print Renaissance, Barbara Thompson, Wichita Art Museum, 2022, p. 262. The Carved Line, Block Printmaking in New Mexico, Joise Lopez, Univ. of New Mexico.

Image measures 6.25 x 4, sheet is 9 x 5.75 inches.

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Very good condition, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair.