Storrs, John, after “Exhibition John Storrs”

After John Storrs (1885-1956).  “Exhibition John Storrs.”  6 7/8 x 5 7/8.  Woodcut.  Facsimile print by E. M. Washington ca. 1998.  Signed E. M. Washington and falsely dated 1924 in pencil.  An exciting find seemed to have appeared on the market a number of years ago, concerning the estate of an unknown printmaker, Earl M. Washington. This find was described as follows: Earl M. Washington (1862-1952) was an African-American master wood-engraver and printer who between the early 1900s and the time of his death had amassed and printed from one of the largest collections of artists' wood blocks in the United States. Washington's career began at the age of 13, when he was apprenticed at a Southern printing shop. In 1880 Washington moved to New York, but encountered racial and social prejudice which barred him from employment at the larger printing shops in the city. Eventually finding a position in a small shop on the Lower East Side, Washington went on to perfect his skills as a mast