Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an... Read full biography
Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. In that vein, he produced a... Read full biography
Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. In that vein, he produced a significant body of work; large-scale paintings that incorporated shiny metallic objects commonly found on motorcycles and other vehicles, including airplanes. His later and current works continue this... Read full biography
Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. In that vein, he produced a significant body of work; large-scale paintings that incorporated shiny metallic objects commonly found on motorcycles and other vehicles, including airplanes. His later and current works continue this (at times using mannequins) but with scenes incorporating the light reflecting from store windows. Tom has served as Guest Professor, summer 1978, Keene Sate College, Keene, NH; Artist in Residence, fall 1981, University of Arizona, Tucson, and... Read full biography
Thomas Leo 'Tom' Blackwell was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American Photorealist of the original first generation of that genre. Thomas Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. In that vein, he produced a significant body of work; large-scale paintings that incorporated shiny metallic objects commonly found on motorcycles and other vehicles, including airplanes. His later and current works continue this (at times using mannequins) but with scenes incorporating the light reflecting from store windows. Tom has served as Guest Professor, summer 1978, Keene Sate College, Keene, NH; Artist in Residence, fall 1981, University of Arizona, Tucson, and Artist in Residence, March 1985-1989, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. Thomas Blackwell is represented by the Louis K. Meisel Gallery.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (21)
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Photorealism in the Digital Age:
2013
Meisel, Louis K.
320 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Photorealism at the Millennium
2003
Meisel, Louis & Chase, L
224 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Photorealism Since 1980
1993
Meisel, Louis K
368 pages (color)
American Realist Painting 1945-1980
1989
Ward, John L
431 pages
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
American Watercolors
1986
Finch, Christopher
312 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
The American West The Modern Vision
1984
Broder, Patricia Janis
345 pages (color)
Contemporary American Realism Since 1960 (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts)
1981
Goodyear, Frank H, Jr.
255 pages (color)
Superrealist Painting and Sculpture
1980
Lindey, Christine
160 pages (color)
Super Realism: A Critical Anthology
1975
Battcock, Gregory (editor)
322 pages (color)
Les Hyperrrealists Americains
1973
Chase, Linda
76 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1973
1973
Jaques Cattell Press
927 pages
Human Concern/Personal Torment The Grotesque in American Art (Exhibition catalog)