Star Trek Lt. Uhura 25th Anniversary Plate by Thomas Blackshear

Thomas Blackshear Art Gallery

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THOMAS BLACKSHEAR II, the son of an Air Force captain, was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. "Drawing was all I ever liked to do," he says. "While all the other guys were playing baseball or basketball, I was in my house, drawing." He pursued an interest in art throughout high school, securing a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. After a year there, he transferred to the nearby Academy of Art. While finishing his college education, he was recruited by Hallmark Cards and later became the apprentice of illustrator Mark English. <br><BR>
Blackshear settled in Kansas City, where he became head illustrator at the prestigious Godbold/Richter Studio. A year later, he began a prosperous freelance career, illustrating many advertisements, several U.S. Postal Service stamp collections - one called "Black Heritage," another on classic movies, and a third on jazz musicians - and several series of Hamilton Group collector s plates featuring scenes from Star Wars, Star Trek, and The Wizard of Oz. Although he was successful, he was dissatisfied and decided to pursue a career in fine art.<br><BR>


Blackshear has received many awards for his artwork, including the Society of Illustrators coveted Gold Medal. He was profiled on The Living Canvas, an art magazine of the airwaves that was shown on public television, and he has been featured on the Ebony/Jet Showcase and The 700 Club, and in The Saturday Evening Post. An exhibit of his original works for the Black Heritage stamp series premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian s National Museum of American History and subsequently toured the United States.<br><BR>


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Thomas Blackshear Current Portfolio

Star Trek Lt. Uhura 25th Anniversary Plate Star Trek Scotty 25th Anniversary Plate Star Trek Mr. Spock 25th Anniversary Plate Watchers In The Night (canvas Edition) With Forgiven Witness Cards 1988 Wizard Of Oz We're Off To See The Wizard Forgiven Little Pilot Adorable Boy And Girl Artist Proof Hand Signed By Thomas Blackshear Black Heritage Jean Baptiste Set Liberty Poster Print CATCHING A BLESSING GIRL HAND SIGNED ARTIST PROOF Rustic Decorative Stand Star Trek Captain Kirk 25th Anniversary Plate Texas Chillin Lithograph Golden Breeze Anniversary Edition Golden Breeze Framed Anniversary Edition Star Trek Hikaru Sulu 25th Anniversary Plate 1988 Wizard Of Oz Next Generation Crew - Data Intimacy (serigraph) Original Release Star Trek Picard - The Next Generation Next Generation Crew - Counselor Troi Swan Song 1988 Wizard Of Oz Dorothy Meets The Scarecrow The Vessel Classic Movie Monsters Magnificent Mare Next Generation Crew - Lt. Worf Next Generation Crew - Geordi Laforge Intimacy (serigraph) Unframed Original Release Artist Proof Waggletag TWINKY WINK CLOWN Indian Paint Brush Pinkie Poo Innocent Wonders Artist Signed Ready For Battle Dinky Toot Innocent Wonders 1988 Wizard Of Oz The Great And Powerful Oz Beauty And The Beast Night In Day - Unframed Print Artist Proof Star Wars Series - Luke And Darth Vader Liberty Print Only - Limited Edition Du Sable-Commemorative Pane The Sound Of Victory Star Wars Series - R2d2 And Wicket Star Trek Riker - The Next Generation Intimacy Anniversary Edition Number 2 Preparing to Sound the Alarm Lithograph Now What? Lithograph Little Pilot Adorable Girl Hand Signed Artist Proof Wizard Of Oz - A Glimpse Of The Munchkins Beauty And The Beast - Unframed Print Little Pilot Adorable Boy Hand Signed Artist Proof Star Trek Collector Plate 25th Anniversary For You Awakening James Cagney Catching A Blessing Artist Proof (set of 2) Angel At Rest Super Bowl XXXVII Commemorative Poster Beauty And The Beast Liberty Framed Print - Limited Edition Angel At Rest Artist Proof Hand Signed By Thomas Blackshear The Watcher CATCHING A BLESSING BOY HAND SIGNED ARTIST PROOF Star Trek Dr. Mccoy 25th Anniversary Plate 1988 Wizard Of Oz If I Were King Of The Forest Zip Doodle Innocent Wonders Next Generation Crew - Dr. Crusher Beauty And The Beast