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Abe Blashko

American, born 1920


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Blashko, Abe

Abe Blashko

Born

Seattle 1920

Active

New York

Occupation or Type

printmaker

Bio

Born in Seattle, Abe Blashko was a self-taught artist whose specialties were pencil drawings and lithographs of Depression-era figures. He dropped out of school to pursue his obvious talent for drawing and by age 18, he had his first one-man exhibit of prints and drawings at the Seattle Art Museum.

Gender

Male

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