THE RELIEF-BLOCK PRINTS OF STEPHEN ALCORN
MODERN MUSIC MASTERS
A Suite of poesie figurative designed to celebrate the music of our age.
Worshiping at the temple
Photo by Lucrezia Alcorn
January 7, 2005
American music in the twentieth century has changed the world.
MODERN
MUSIC MASTERS pays homage to the men and women who bridged the
gaps between
tradition and innovation,
craft and genius, entertainment and
art, music
and poetry, composition and improvisation, black and white.
All images hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper.
(To enlarge imagery, simple click on thumbnail/s of your choice.)
Bob Dylan
1999
Relief-block print (3 blocks, dark over light + rainbow inking)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bob Marley
V. 1; 1999
Relief-block print (2 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bob Marley
V. 2; 1999
Relief-block print (5 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
John Lennon
V. 1; 1999
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof; finite edition of 4
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
John Lennon
V. 2; 1999
Relief-block print (5 blocks, w/rainbow inkings; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Sir Paul McCartney
1999
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Mick Jagger v.1
1999
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Mick Jagger v.2
2002
Relief-block print (4 blocks; dark over light w/rainbow inkings)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Joan Baez
1999
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Kurt Cobain
1999
Relief-block print; black and white
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Ani Di Franco
1999
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Fabrizio De Andrè
2000
Relief-block print; printed in sepia on tinted paper (dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Chrissie Hynde
2000
Relief-block print (dark over light; silver base)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Fiona Apple
2000
Relief-block print; printed in blue on tinted paper (dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Ray Charles
2000
Relief-block print (dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Keith Richards
2000
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Jim Morrison
2000
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
"Mississippi" John Hurt
2000
Relief-block print (4 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Jimi Hendrix
2000
Relief-block print (4 blocks; dark over light; silver base)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Muddy Waters
2000
Relief-block print (5 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Janis Joplin
V. 1; 2000
Relief-block print (2blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Janis Joplin
V. 2; 2002
Relief-block print (4 blocks, w/rainbow inkings; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
George Harrison
2000
Relief-block print (reduction print)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, published in a finite edition of 18
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$750.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Grace Slick
2000
Relief-block print (reduction print)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, published in a finite edition of 18
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$750.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Nina Simone
2000
Relief-block print (5 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Stevie Ray Vaughan
2000
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Woody Guthrie
2001
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Joni Mitchell
2001
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
David Bowie
2001
Relief-block print (4 blocks, w/rainbow inkings; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr
2001
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Jerry Garcia
V. 1; 2001
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof; finite edition of 6
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$400.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Jerry Garcia
V. 2; 2001
Relief-block print (6 blocks, w/rainbow inkings; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Odetta
2002
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$400.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Pete Townshend
2002
Relief-block print (4 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
2002
Relief-block print (5 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bruce Springsteen
2002
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
2002
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Elvis
2002
Relief-block print (6 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Frank Zappa
2002
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bono
2002
Relief-block print (6 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Miles Davis
2002
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Eric Clapton
2002
Relief-block print (5 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Emmylou Harris
2002
Relief-block print (2 blocks)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Johnny Cash
2002
Relief-block print (black on soft-white paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Carlos Santana
2002
Relief-block print (4 blocks w/rainbow inkings)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Tori Amos
2003
Relief-block print (3 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Stefano Corsi
2003
Relief-block print (4 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power
2003
Relief-block print (4 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Tina Turner
2004
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Melanie
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Gram Parsons
2004
Relief-block print (3 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Billie Holiday
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Lightnin' Hopkins
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Aretha or The Crowning of The Queen of Soul
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Michelle Shocked
2004
Relief-block print (4 blocks, dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Sinead O'Connor
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$300.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
James Brown
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Nick Drake
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Madonna and Child
or, Joan Baez, Patron Saint of Bob Dylan
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Jeff Buckley, Gregorian Punk
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Miriam Makeba, aka Mother Africa
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Elliott Smith
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$350.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
The Crowning of Bob Dylan
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light; hand-colored)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Robert Johnson
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light; hand-colored)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Papa John Phillips and His Muse
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Mick Jagger At Play In The Garden of Love
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
The Gospel According To Elvis
2004
Relief-block print (2 blocks; dark over light)
13 x 10 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Tangled Up In Blue
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$250.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Cat Stevens
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper; hand-colored)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Brian Jones
2004
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light; hand-colored)
19.5 x 15 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist’s proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Odetta, v.2
6.14.05
Relief-block print (reduction print)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, finite edition of 8
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$500.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Mystical Dylan
7.6.05
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Lou Reed
7.6.05
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
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Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Roger McGuinn
7.6.05
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Van Morrison
7.6.05
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bjork
7.6.05
Relief-block print (1 block; dark over light on tinted paper)
17 x 13 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
Bruce Springsteen, v.2
2005
Relief-block print (1 block; black and white
15 x 19.5 in. image, 23 x 17-1/2 in. paper
Signed in pencil, artist's proof
Hand-printed by the artist on acid-free paper
$200.00 © The Alcorn Studio & Gallery
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ARTIST'S NOTE
"The result of a quarter-century of experimentation with relief-block printmaking,
the series is in many ways as inspirational as the music it celebrates."
-- Steven Brower
(Excerpt from article titled I Know it's Only Rock 'n' Roll... Stephen Alcorn's Modern Music Masters Series Gives New Life and Luster to Pop Icons)
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