Sketchbook

Title:

Bird Sketches

Object Name:

Sketchbook

Object ID:

1998.005.85

Creator:

Blackstone, Jess (1909-1988)Woodcarver

Place of Origin:

Pembroke, NH

Date:

1930-1970

Description:

Sketchbook. Spiral (metal) bound with 15 sheets of paper, cardboard front and back covers. Contains five pages of bird and duck sketches, one page of cartoon sketches, and one page of leaf sketches. Remaining pages are held together with a metal paper clip. Handwritten on front of sketchbook "BLACKSTONE / CONCORD, N.H.". Front also has printed maker's mark "Rich Art / STUDIO SKETCH BOOK / FOR / Water Color, Crayon, Pencil and Ink / No. 30R Rough / 30 Leaves Size 9 x 12". Handwritten on back "BIRD SKETCHES".

Material:

Paper
Metal
Cardboard

Dimensions:

H-9 W-12 inches

Provenance:

Sketches by Jess D. Blackstone (1909-1988), bird carver, Pembroke, NH. Jess was taught bird carving by his father, Arthur M. Blackstone, who was also a linoleum block printer. Arthur and Jess worked together in Melrose, MA, in the 1930s. Jess began a solo career of bird carving c. 1940, when he and Edith moved to New Hampshire (listed as "craftsman" in Concord Directory, 1941-42). He focused on birds of NH. Jess is reported to have been the first bird carver in the League of NH Craftsmen. He continued bird carving into the 1980s.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane Blackstone

People:

Blackstone, Jess (1909-1988)

Subjects:

Birds, Ducks, Wood carving, Sketchbooks