This week I learned at the last minute of this exhibit at the Nation Arts Club Gallery; "In 1948, with the help of Will Barnet, Robert “Bob” Blackburn started the Printmaking Workshop - one of the premier printmaking studios in the country. Blackburn was a student of Barnet’s at the Art Students League, and by 1949, he was designated a Master Printmaker by the National Academy of Design. The Printmaking Workshop dared to be innovative and attracted artists of all levels. Blackburn and Barnet collaborated on breakthrough works mutually defining their careers. The impact of both artists on the printmaking world still resonates today as demonstrated by the eclectic group of artists and techniques included in this exhibition." You know Barnet's work. He was no longer teaching when I got to the League but he gave an artists talk my first year there. I've always remembered how he told of drinking at the Cedar Tavern in the V illage, and saying to someone, "You say C...