About The Artist:
Isac Friedlander
Isac Friedlander was born in Latvia. In 1912 he went to Italy where he met and worked with Russian artist Maxim Gorky. During this period, he also received his only art training, studying etching, drawing and relief printing at the Academy of Rome. In 1937, he emigrated to New York during the Great Depression. His art during those depression years focused on the lives and sufferings of the downtrodden he found wandering the streets of New York....
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About The Medium:
Woodcut
A relief process in which the image is cut in a block of wood with tools such as knives, goughers or chisels. The image is inked with a roller, paper is applied to the surface and the back is then rubbed by hand or with a rubbing tool, transferring the image to the paper.