Tom Blackwell (1938–2020)

Tom Blackwell, a leading first-generation Photorealist, captured the gleaming chrome of motorcycles and the complex reflections of storefront windows.

ABOUT

Thomas Leo Blackwell (1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American hyperrealist of the original first generation of Photorealists, represented by Louis K. Meisel Gallery. Blackwell is one of the Photorealists most associated with the style. He produced a significant body of work based on the motorcycle, as well as other vehicles including airplanes. In the 1980s, he also began to produce a body of work focused on storefront windows, replete with reflections and mannequins. By 2012,…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Drawing for Still Life #12 1962 · Art Institute of Chicago Still Life #41 1964 · Art Institute of Chicago Great American Nude Study 1965 · Art Institute of Chicago Cut-Out Nude 1965 · Art Institute of Chicago Most Unstationary, from Screen Prints 1970 1970 · Art Institute of Chicago Ceci with Hose, Northbrook, Illinois 1972 · Art Institute of Chicago

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Andy WarholPop Art Roy LichtensteinPop Art Chuck ClosePhotorealism Richard EstesPhotorealism

Influenced

Robert CottinghamPhotorealism Don EddyPhotorealism Ralph GoingsPhotorealism John BaederPhotorealism