Largest Collection of Geary's Work on display

"Steamboats churning up water, dusk-lit circus tents and dilapidated Midwest houses are but a few of prolific artist Fred Geary’s subjects exhibited at the State Historical Society of Missouri. With 64 woodcuts and engraving prints, SHS has the largest collection of Geary’s work, 14 more than what is housed at the Library of Congress." Read more click HERE. Double click on image to see it larger.











FRED GEARY: Missouri Master of the Woodcut  exhibit 
"Missouri artist Fred Geary became actively involved in the nationwide woodcut revival of the 1930s and 1940s, and the Society's collection of over fifty graphic masterpieces reveals his exceptional skill in the medium."

The exhibit will run through April 2012 in the Corridor Gallery, at 1020 Lowry Street, on the University of Missouri campus. Hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

(courtesy of Columbia Daily Tribune, http://m.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/jul/24/exhibit-proves-missouri-artist-geary-was-a-cut/, accessed Monday, August 22, 2011; and the State Historical Society of Missouri, postcard received Monday, August 22, 2011)