Sidney Chafetz Woodcut Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes For "Dicing Cake," 2006

Item Details

Sidney “Sid” Chafetz (Rhode Island/Ohio, 1922 – 2013)
Untitled (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra portrait), 2006
Woodcut on paper
Signed to the last page of book
Edition 13
From book Dicing Cake
Published by Logan Elm Press at The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, Ohio

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’École Americaine des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian under Fernand Léger. 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.

Condition

- toning to sheet; minor wear to edges and corners of book.

Dimensions

- measures book; woodcut measures approximately 10.0" W x 12.75" H.

Item #

ITMGJ13707