Nationally known artist and woodblock printmaker, Norma Bassett Hall was born in Halsey, Oregon in 1888. She attended the Chicago Art Institute, moving to El Dorado, KS in 1922 upon marrying fellow artist Arthur W. Hill.

 

As a pioneer in bringing the Japanese ukiyo-e technique of woodblock printmaking to America, Norma Hall developing this style in El Dorado, and later in New Mexico. She gained national recognition for her beautiful woodcut prints and serigraphs.

 

As the only female founding member of the Prairie Print Makers, Hall participated in many group art shows, touring exhibitions, and one-person shows at galleries such as the United States National Museum, Honolulu Academy of the Arts, and Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France.