John Nathaniel Fenton, this is the one of a kind Original Copper Engraving Plate for the engraved print titled 'Africans'.
John Nathaniel Fenton (American, 1912-1977). An original copper engraving plate for 'Africans'.

This is the original artist's artwork copper plate from which the 'Africans' etchings were made. Accompanied by a 1969 dated manilla envelope with handwritten title in ink, as well as the artists address in mt. vernon, ny.

Painter, printmaker and teacher John Fenton was born in mountaindale, new york. He moved with his family to mount vernon, new york, where he lived for some thirty years before settling permanently in woodstock, new york. He attended the art student's league of new york and atelier 17, in paris. His work was the focus of a number of one-man shows during the 1950's and 1960's, and was exhibited in numerous museums and galleries including the art institute of chicago, the museum of modern art in new york, the corcoran gallery in washington, d.c., and the pennsylvania academy. Fenton taught at new york university and goddard college. His distinctly surrealist work won awards from the american academy of arts & letters, the national academy of design, and numerous other institutions, and is included in the collections of the smithsonian american art museum, the corcoran gallery among others.
Copper plate, 8 7/8" high x 11 7/8" wide. 13" high x 16" wide, framed.
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Plate is very good. Frame with minor wear.