Henry Clarence Pitz - Swamp Land

Swamp Land

Henry Clarence Pitz's original lithograph, "Swamp Land" is printed on wove paper and with full margins as published in 1947 by the Associated American Artists of New York in the limited edition of two hundred and fifty impressions. This impression is signed "Henry C. Pitz" by the artist in pencil by the artist along the lower margin. "Swamp Land" is a fine original example of the landscape art created by the American artist and illustrator, Clarence Pitz.

Swamp Land

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Henry Clarence Pitz 'Henry C. Pitz' (Philadelphia, 1895 -1976)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Info
01.-		Maine Fisherman by Henry Clarence Pitz	Original Lithograph	1937	Signed by Henry Clarence Pitz in pencil. Edition of 150 impressions, published by the Print Club of Rochester, New York.
02.-		Man Against the Sky by Henry Clarence Pitz	Original Lithograph	c. 1935	Signed by Henry Clarence Pitz in pencil and titled in his hand on the verso.
03.-		Swamp Land by Henry Clarence Pitz	Original Lithograph	1947	Signed by Henry Clarence Pitz in pencil, published by the Associated American Artists, New York.

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Title:	Swamp Land
Artist:	Pitz, Henry Clarence 'Henry C. Pitz' (Philadelphia, 1895 -1976)
Date:	1947
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Associated American Artists, New York
Edition:	Limited edition of two hundred and fifty impressions.
Note:	Henry Clarence Pitz 'Henry C. Pitz'': A major American artist and illustrator and author of the mid 1920's and well into the 1970's, Henry Clarence Pitz studied art in Philadelphia under Maurice Bower and Walter Everett. Henry C. Pitz first gained national recognition in the early 1930's. His fine work as an illustrator (in total he went on to illustrate over one hundred and fifty books) and participation in exhibitions around the world then led to an international reputation. Several of his highly regarded illustrated books include, Master Skylark, a Story of Shakespeare's Time (1922), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1925), Westward Ho (1930), Giants & Witches ad a Dragon or Two (1943), Twenty Thousand Legues Under the Sea (1953), The Edge of Manhood (1967) and many other well-known novels and children's classics. Henry C. Pitz also authored such historical and illustrated guide books as Early American Costume (1929), A Treasury of American Book Illustration (1947), Illustrating Children's Books: History, Technique, Production (1963), The Brandywine Tradition (1968), 200 Years of American Illustration (1977) as well as many other contributions in this field. Henry Pitz influenced many fine artists in his long held position of Director in the Department of Illustration in the Philadelphia Museum School, from 1934 to 1960.
	Henry Clarence Pitz was a full member of the prestigious National Academy of Design, the American Society of Illustrators and the American Federation of Arts. He was director of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Philadelphia Water Color Club and the American Water Society and in 1935, became President of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Henry C. Pitz was granted a fellowship at the Huntington Hartford Foundation near Los Angeles and was conferred with a Doctorate of Letters by the Ursinus College in 1971. Other major awards include prizes and medals from the International Print Exhibition (1932), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts (1934), the Paris International Exhibition (1938), the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literary Award (1969) the National Academy of Design (1960), the Morse medals (1964) and (1971), and many other awards which recognized his artistic and literary career. Such major museums as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Paris Salon, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery Collection, Washington, include examples of his original lithographs and drawings in their collections.
	Swamp Land was commissioned in 1947 by the Associated American Artists, New York. The A.A.A. was created in the mid 1930's and commissioned original graphic art from such great American masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh, Henry Clarence Pitz and many others. All A.A.A. works of art created at this time were published in editions ranging from 125 to 250 impressions.
Size:	10 X 12 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in 1947. Signed in pencil by the artist along the lower margin. This is a fine, strong impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original lithograph represents a prime example of the landscape art of Henry Clarence Pitz.
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Swamp Land