Misplaced Pages

Eugene Larkin (1921 – 2010) was an American artist who specialized in woodblock printmaking, lithography, and collage.

Biography

Larkin was born on June 27, 1921 in Wayzata, Minnesota to John P. and Martha (VandeVere) Larkin. Interested in art from childhood, at age 23 his woodcuts were displayed at Harriet Hanley gallery in Minneapolis.

In 1947 Larkin married Audrey J. Krueger of St. Paul, Minnesota. They had two children together, Andrew and Alan Larkin, both of whom are also artists.

After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Larkin taught for six years at Kansas State College. In 1954, he began teaching printmaking at the Minneapolis School of Art and eventually became head of the printmaking department. From 1969 to 1991, Larkin was a professor in the design department at the University of Minnesota- St. Paul. During his professorship, he wrote a book titled Design: The Search for Unity.

Larkin died November 13, 2010 in South Bend, Indiana.

Artistry and influences

Larkin worked primarily with woodcuts. He was inspired by the natural world, using plant materials in his work and prioritizing textures in his prints. He was also fascinated with mythology and often combined mythical imagery with natural textures.

Throughout his career, Larkin drew inspiration from music, making drawings of string quartets he would host at his home and creating prints based on his drawings. In 1991, he exhibited woodblock prints inspired by Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" poem at Goldstein Gallery.

Larkin's work is housed in various museums and galleries, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Library of Congress, Walker Art Center, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

References

1. ^ Morrison, Don (February 2, 1978). ""Natural forms coaxed into graceful abstracts"". The Minneapolis Star. p. 40. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
2. ^ "Obituary for Eugene D. Larkin". Star Tribune. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
3. ^ Sherman, John K. (May 27, 1945). "Art in Review". Star Tribune. p. 13. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
4. "Audrey Larkin Obituary". Legacy.com. January 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
5. ^ "Making Woodcut is Easy- When you Know How". Star Tribune. April 1, 1962. p. 57. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
6. ^ Morrison, Don (November 6, 1969). ""Artist Larkin works, resides contentedly away from the 'big town'."". The Minneapolis Star. p. 36. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
7. "Eugene Larkin (1921-2010)". Gallery 5004. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
8. Larkin, Eugene (1988). Design, the Search for Unity: Two and Three Dimensional Design, Drawing and Color. Wm. C. Brown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-697-01499-3. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
9. Abbe, Mary (January 31, 1991). "Walt Whitman's work inspires woodblock prints by Larkin". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Eugene Larkin". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1921. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
11. "The violist". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
12. "Eugene Larkin". Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
13. "Eugene Larkin". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

External links

• Official Website

This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. (January 2024)

• American artists
• 1921 births
• 2010 deaths
• People from Wayzata, Minnesota
• 20th-century American printmakers
• University of Minnesota alumni