"West Side" by Henry Kallem, (Amer., 1912-1985) Silkscreen one of 6 color wood

one of 6 color wood engravings published to illustrate a limited edition of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" by Oscar Wilde

probably ca

on cream wove CARLING watermarked paper

12-5/16 x 17-3/4

old hinges at top

"West Side" by Henry Kallem, (Amer., 1912-1985) Silkscreen one of 6 color woodWoodcut, ca. 1940's, Ed. unknown, 9 1 2 x 22 1 4, signed and titled in pencil on thin cream japan paper. There are small discreet vertical creases to the sky visible mostly in raking light and handling creases to the margins from previous storage. Henry Kallem worked on the WPA in the late 1930's and later produced prints of and in Provincetown and New York. His work embraced a bold expressionism and favored architectural subjects. West Side is a