Leonard Baskin: Selections from a Powerful Legacy

The exhibition Leonard Baskin: Selections From A Powerful Legacy will be on display from February 4 - April 2, 2022 at Davidson Galleries. Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) is widely considered one of the preeminent figures of 20th century American art. Creatively active for over five decades as a sculptor, printmaker, painter, illustrator, critic, book publisher, and educator, his work resonates with a rare degree of visual, social, and intellectual intensity. He was, however, most notable for his monumental woodcuts that brought figurative printmaking on par with the abstract expressionists who were popular at the time. His work emphasized portraiture and the human condition, often malformed, exaggerated, and animal-like.