Richard V. Correll Collection

Richard V. (Dick) Correll (1904-1990), was "one of the leading masters of printmaking in the West." Best known for his powerful black and white linoleum cuts, etchings and woodblock prints, for most of his life he earned a living as a commercial artist in the book publishing and advertising fields while producing a large body of fine art in his own time.

Correll's themes ranged from landscapes, animals and agricultural scenes, harbors and ships, and music and dance to those which reflected his lifelong concern with political and social issues. This collection features selections from several core areas of the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections: Images of labor, social justice, civil rights, anti-war themes, work for the Great Depression-era Federal Art Project of the Works Projects Administration, and his work for the progressive Depression-era newspaper the Voice of Action.

Related Projects

• We Do the Work. KSVR 90.7. Regular segment with Labor Archivist Conor Casey "Learn Yourself: Images of Labor and Social Justice: The Art and Work of Richard V. Correll".
• Weekday KUOW (Seattle). "Interview on Folklife and Correll Exhibit." (The segment begins after the news about the bridge collapse and the science news.)
• Music + Ideas KBCS (Bellevue) “Northwest Folklife and Washington Works” (The segment begins at 35:45)