R. Charlie Lyons 1976 Hand Colored Woodcut No. 22/90 Print “Dream Forest” 8”X9”

R. Charlie Lyons signed 1976 Hand Colored Woodcut No. 22/90 Print “Dream Forest” 8”X9”

The print is matted but the matte has some yellowing and scuffs. It is in plastic but the plastic is torn. The print will need some care and restoration.

There is a handwritten date of 1976 on the back. The overall measurements of the matte is 8 3/8 inches tall and 8 1/2 inches long. The measurements of the print is 2 3/4 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches wide.

Roger Dave Lyons, best known as "Charlie", was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1940. Lyons studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1959 - '65) and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukie (1961 - '62), before the draft sent him to Vietnam in 1966. Upon his return in 1967 he began teaching workshops at Madison, where he was also was the special arts activities advisor to Wisconsin Memorial Union. A prolific exhibitor, Lyons first showed in his first year at college (1959) and nearly every year following, both solo and in group exhibtions, until his passing in 2007. Lyons was the first curator hired by the Miller Art Museum, from 1975 to 1988, and he was the director of the Paint Box Gallery from 1961 to 1963, and again from 1968 until 2007. Charlie Lyons died on May 25, 2007 in Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin.