Leonard Baskin: Art from the Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr.

September 26, 2010 – January 9, 2011

In the 1950s, Leonard Baskin emerged as an important American artist. Placing the human figure at the center of his work, Baskin set himself against the abstraction and formalism that dominated art production and criticism at the time. Prodigiously talented in several media, Baskin explored his interests—artists, birds, tragic literary figures, human suffering—deeply, returning to them over many years in drawings, prints, sculptures, and books. This exhibition celebrates 50 works of art generously donated to the Delaware Art Museum by Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Appel.

Leonard Baskin AET 42, 1962 Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) Color woodcut on paper, 32 x 23 ½ inches Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009 © Estate of Leonard Baskin, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York		Death Among the Thistles, 1959 Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) Wood engraving on paper, 6 x 8 5/8 inches Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009 © Estate of Leonard Baskin, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York

Lazarus, 1961 Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) Watercolor on paper, 11 x 26 3/4 inches Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009 © Estate of Leonard Baskin, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York.

Leonard Baskin: Art from the Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr. was organized by the Delaware Art Museum.
This exhibition is made possibly by Family & Friends of Alfred Appel, Jr.
Additional support is provided by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

On select Free Sundays, Delaware poets read original poetry inspired by the art of Leonard Baskin. Click here to read some of the poems and see the images that inspired them.

Click here to see drawings inspired by the work of Leonard Baskin. These drawings were created in the Museum by visitors of all ages.