Abe Blashko, 90th Birthday Celebration, 75-Year Retrospective

Now up and ready in the gallery:  A 75-Year Retrospective of Works on Paper by Seattle-born Abe Blashko. Included are some of his earliest, most bizarre images including The Puppet, Le Miserable, and The Man Who Laughs, all 1939. Three pastels from the Ratmen Series (including The Golem) are show as well as drawings from his 1995 publication, Saint Mark's Place. Also included are political images; there is an especially biting Cheney With a Spare Heart, 2008.Blashko (born 1920) is largely self-taught. Inspired by the Mexican muralists, he created a body of work reflecting the world and its ...