Born and raised in Texas, James Boynton made a significant mark on the postwar art scene in Houston. He was a teacher of painting and drawing in the area for decades, with a stint at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1960 to 1962. Boynton was also an extremely skilled draftsman who employed his fine technique to effectively transmit bold, surrealist imagery. His visionary style was particularly well suited to printmaking, as evidenced in the dramatic lithographs—many of which were drawn as negative space with an electric eraser—that he created at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1967.
Details
- Artist Name: James (Jack) Boynton (American, 1928-)
- Title: Teeth
- Date: 1967
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 41 x 30 in. (104.1 x 76.2 cm); Image: 12 x 19-1/2 in. (30.5 x 49.5 cm)
- Publisher: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc.
- Printer: Serge Lozingot
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Anonymous Gift
- Accession Number: P.1969.092.038
Object Information
Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California
- Norton Simon Museum, 2011-10-02 to 2012-04-02
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