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Baskin, son of a rabbi, was reared in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 15 he started studying architcture and from 1939 to 1941 he was a student at the New York University School of Architcture and Allied Arts. His work was primarily in sculpture and he did not become interested in printmaking until about 1950.
He was the founder of Gehenna Press, known for its production of fine books.
Source: bulletin, July-August 1971.
Exhibition History"The Well-Rounded Image," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, 6/5/99-7/25/99
"Self-Portraits," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, July-Aug., 1971 illus.
Exhibition History"The Well-Rounded Image," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, 6/5/99-7/25/99
"Self-Portraits," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, July-Aug., 1971 illus.
Alternate Title
Leonard Baskin AET 42
DimensionsSheet: 34 7/8 × 24 1/8 in. (88.6 × 61.3 cm)
Image: 32 1/8 × 23 9/16 in. (81.6 × 59.8 cm)
Image: 32 1/8 × 23 9/16 in. (81.6 × 59.8 cm)
Accession Number 1970.35
Classificationsprint
InscriptionsBaskin (l/r margin, pencil); 29/100
Catalogue raisonnéFern & O’Sullivan
Edition29/100
