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Fred Geary--Swept Up By The Revival

Fueled by collectors and print clubs, wood engraving took the States by storm, putting inexpensive art into the hands of working class Americans. Wood engraver Fred Geary was swept up by the revival as he saw the work of fellow engravers and became one himself. He worked in Kansas City, but Carrollton, Missouri was home.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Fred Geary exhibited extensively, especially prints.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRINT CLUB
PHILBROOK ART CLUB
CITY ART MUSEUM OF ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PRINT CLUB
PRNNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF ART
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART



Close up of Birth Place \\\\ by Fred Geary. Which other woodcut artist uses a simliar pattern for wood?
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Close up of Birth Place \\\\ by Fred Geary. What other woodcut artists used a similiar pattern for trees?

Closeup of Harvey poster by Fred Geary, gouache on poster board, Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri
"A FASCINATING GROUP OF PRINTS WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE VARIETY OF INFLUENCES--MAYBE SOME GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM, ASHCAN ARTISTS, AND HOPPER? I THINK GEARY'S PRINTS ARE PARTICULARLY NICE."
Paul Sokoloff

Fred Geary lived on South Main in Carrollton, Missouri

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"...when the opportunity presented itself," wrote avid wood engraver Asa Cheffetz, " (I) hastened to give myself up to the insistent call of the arts...For I was then first overcome with a sudden fascination for the medium of the woodblock."
(excerpt from artist's Forward accompanying 1940 print of "Down Montgomery Way," distributed by The Woodcut Society, Kansas City, MO)

Close up of Birth Place \\\\ by Fred Geary. Which woodcut artist uses a simliar pattern?
"YOUR BLOGS ARE VERY INTERESTING AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK!!" Ron Michael, Curator, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS
"I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED PASSION AND RESEARCH ON GEARY AND KC ARTISTS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK."
Thomas Young, Librarian, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa
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Close up of Birth Place \\\\ by Fred Geary. Which woodcut artist uses a similiar pattern for clouds?
"THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UPSURGE OF INTEREST IN JOHN BENDER. RIGHT-
FULLY SO. I LOVE THE IDEA OF AN OLD MASTER PRINT AND DRAWING DEALER WORKING IN THE 1930S IN DOWNTOWN K.C. HE WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT FIGURE BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. MORE NEEDS TO BE KNOWN ABOUT HIM."
Mark Stevenson, Old Master Print and Drawing Conservator
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Woodcuts As Book Illustration

  • Eragny Press - Melbourne
  • Central Saint Martins Museum - London

Woodcut Makers

  • Andy English - United Kingom
  • Arkady Pugachevsky - Belgium
  • Annie Bissett - Massachuesetts
  • Brad Teare - Colorado
  • Abigail Rorer - Massachuesetts
  • Terry Aston - Bangor
  • Marie Weaver - Atlanta

Linoleum Cut Makers

  • Brian Holden - Ontario
"I'M SO IMPRESSED. WHAT A TREASURE!"
Susan Saward, Jean Bragg Gallery, New Orleans

Close up of offset print. Black and green design by Fred Geary.

Mechanics Of Wood Engraving

  • Block & Burin - Wisconsin

Related Sites

  • Old Block Books
  • History of Wood Engraving
"INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE SITE." David Boutros, State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City

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Mexican Santos by Fred Geary, color woodcut on paper, 11 5/16"x 8 5/8", n.d. Collection of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, FA 1957.7.7.

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Pipes and Tobaccos Poster by Fred Geary, gouache on poster board, third floor mezzanine Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri

“1930's Kansas City: In a town certainly anxious to educate itself so to feel sophis-ticate', but sorely in need of denizens to show it the way; J. H. Bender made ART a central and important topic of conversation. With the publication of his FINE PRINTS; and with his ALDEN GALLERIES presentation of the most sought after fine prints from around the world; J. H. Bender brought the going-ons of the fine print world at large right into the living rooms of Kansas City homes. This man; this world-traveler; this art gallery owner; this author; this art enthusiast; had the desire to entertain as well as educate his Kansas City buying public.”

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1925 Season Greetings offset print by Fred Geary, 5 by 4 inches. This is not a woodcut. The design was commercially printed by the offset process. Blue and yellow areas were hand-colored after the design was printed mechanically. (courtesy of Carrollton Public Library, 1 North Folger Street, Carrollton, Missouri)
"VERY NICE WEBSITE!!!"
Lin Fredericksen, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka

Closeup portion of Harvey dining poster by Fred Geary, gouache on poster board, first floor of Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri
"Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found."
James Russell Lowell