Description:  now turned 94 years young she still going strong doing sculptor work in New York, and her are artwork is still on display in many galleries, 1957 world, famous artist, June leaf sketch. June Leaf (born 1929)[1] is an American artist known for her abstract allegorical paintings and drawings; she also works in modernist kinetic sculpture. She is based in New York City and Mabou, Nova Scotia. June Leaf Born 1929 (age 93–94) Chicago, Illinois, US Education Institute of Design Years active 1949–present Known for Abstract painting and drawing, kinetic sculpture She studied for three months between 1947 and 1948 at the Institute of Design (formerly known as the New Bauhaus),[2] taking classes with artist Hugo Weber.[2][3] She left school and traveled to Paris in 1948, focusing on creating and identifying abstraction and patterns in her work.[2] In 1954, she returned to the school for her B.A. degree in Art Education from Roosevelt University and the same year her M.A. degree in Art Education at Institute of Design.[4] Leaf returned to Paris in 1958–1959 with a Fulbright Grant for painting.[4] When she returned, she moved to New York City in 1960. In 2016, the Whitney Museum of American Art held the retrospective exhibition "June Leaf: Thought Is Infinite." In the same year, another retrospective was held at the Edward Thorp Gallery in New York, entitled "June Leaf: A Survey, 1949-Present".[3][5] Her work is included in many permanent art collections including, the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Art Institute of Chicago,[7] Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago,[8] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),[9] Minneapolis Institute of Art. Awards Leaf was awarded an Honorary Doctorate, Humane Letters in 1984 from DePaul University and in 1996 from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD).[4] She has received many awards including the Distinguished Artists Awards from the Canadian Council in 1984 and a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant in painting in 1989
Price: 600 USD
Location: White House, Tennessee
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Type: Drawing
Year of Production: 1957
