Sid Chafetz Portrait Etching "Robert Frost," 1963

Item Details

Sidney “Sid” Chafetz (Columbus, Ohio, 1922 – 2013)
Robert Frost, 1963
Etching on paper
Signed and dated to the lower right margin
Artist proof edition
Title inscribed to the lower left margin
Attribution label to the verso of frame

Born in Rhode Island, Chafetz studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1940. His education was interrupted and he was called to serve in the United States Army during World War II. Afterward, he returned to his studies at RISD and graduated in 1947. Sid later studied at L’Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian under Fernand Légar. He received a teaching post at Ohio State University and helped establish a strong printmaking program. After forty years, Sid retired to focus on his own art and exhibiting. He was the recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship, Ford Foundation Grant, and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. His works can be found in many collections such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Library of Congress, and more.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- scratches, abrasions, and finish loss to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; plate measures 18" W x 24" H.

Item #

ITMR047140