Five Decades of the Burin

Download or read book Five Decades of the Burin written by John DePol and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2004 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born in 1913, John DePol is among those classic, self-taught graphic artists (like J.J. Lankes and Rockwell Kent) who worked in a variety of media, but whose main contribution was to the field of wood engraving. Although he has illustrated countless books & magazines, and been a friend to most letterpress printers and private presses of the latter half of the last century, his work remains little known, his contributions unheralded. In anticipation of a celebration of his life and work at the University of Delaware, we are presenting more than 100 of his best engravings from five decades with an extensive text examining his place in American graphic art"--Book jacket.