In the lithographic process used to print these images the design is drawn on the surface of a very flat polished stone with special wax pencils
It includes 88 color illustrations documenting important works and presents aspects of his personal and professional life from each era
one-man show in Spring of 1940
Norris participated in many group and individual exhibitions
Although most of his watercolors look deceptively simple
Plantation Party, 1940 Size:Original Size - Stone Lithograph, 18.75 x 22.5 inches In the lithographic process usedPlantation Party, 1940, a limited edition stone lithograph by Ben Messick. Exhibited: Chouinard School of Art, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 1 15, 1941. Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D. C., March 27 April. 23, 1944. Literature: As seen in: Ben Messick, Stone Lithographs, page 19. Ben Messick by James R. Lafferty Sr..