Bernard Brussel-Smith
(1914 - 1989)

Brussel-Smith established himself as America's foremost wood engraver, capturing the lives of the American urban working class during the 1940's and 1950's. He was widely known for his posters of the New York Auto Show in the 1950's and 1960's. He taught art classes at the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Union, City College and the National Academy. In 1952 he was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy, and again in 1973.

Meditation wood engraving, 1940 Artist's Proof, 6 x 4.5 inches		Sourwood Mountain wood engraving, 1945-46 edition 49/110, 5 x 4 inches		Sailor and his Girl wood engraving, 1941 Artist's Proof, 6 x 4 inches
Drunken Sailor wood engraving, 1945-46 edition 16/40, 4 x 3.5 inches		Blue Tail Fly wood engraving, 1945-46 edition 17/100, 5 x 4.5 inches		No Spit wood engraving, 1941 edition 1/50, 6 x 4.5 inches
Self Portrait wood engraving, 1952 edition 35/100, 10 x 8 inches

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