Gamble’s “Tree of Sea and Rocks” woodblock was originally exhibited at the Northwest Printmakers 18th International Exhibition at Seattle Art Museum in March of 1946, where it won first prize. Edition 1A/10 is held in the Seattle Art Museum’s permanent collection.
Biography:
Born in 1912, Gamble taught art at MSU from 1948 until his retirement in 1983. During that time he earned a doctorate from Columbia University and established an art education program for inmates at Jackson State Prison. In 1967, Dr. Gamble traveled to Japan, where he served as the main art consultant for the Kresge Art Museum. He remained close friends with artists George Tsutakawa and Shiro Miyazaki. Post-retirement, Dr. Gamble continued to paint and co-founded the Fine Arts Committee at The Peoples Church of East Lansing. Several his works remain in the permanent collection of Detroit Institute of Arts, The Kresge Art Center at MSU, The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and The Art Institute of Chicago.