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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 <
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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