A vintage woodcut on rice paper, titled Young Guitarist by Mervin Jules, American, 1912 to 1994. A vertically elongated engraving depicts a boy playing a guitar. The artwork is created in an abstract style. The general tone is close to green. On the reverse side there is a label from Smith College Northampton Massachusetts with the title of the work and the name of the author. The artwork is signed in pencil. Approximately the second half of the 20th century. Matted and framed. Note: A painter, illustrator, printmaker, and educator, Mervin Jules is known for painting and illustration that focuses on social commentary and that often employs satire. Jules studied art at Baltimore City College, and on scholarship at the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts where he graduated in 1934. In 1937, he enrolled in the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He had his first one-man exhibition in November 1937 in New York City, and in this show had small tempera panels and a series of Pennsylvania coal-country theme gouache paintings. Teaching included Fieldston School, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from 1943 to 1946; the Baltimore Educational Alliance; and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts from 1946 to 1969. Upon leaving Smith, he became Chair of the Art Department of the City College of New York and also maintained a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Artworks For Wall Decor, Graphic Art Prints For Collectors.

Dimensions: Frame L 28 x W 16 1/2 in. Art L 20 1/2 x W 9 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate.