Lawrence H. Lebduska (1894-1966) was an American artist who became known as a housepainter.[1] Born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 1, 1894, his parents moved to Leipzig, Germany when he was 5. While in Germany, he studied stained glass under Josef Svoboda.[2][3] Lebduska returned to the United States in 1912, first settling in Baltimore and later moving to New York.[4]
Professional life edit
Lebduska was commissioned by interior designer Elsie de Wolfe to paint murals. He contributed to many group shows and had his first one-man show in 1936, which is said to have inspired Abby Aldrich Rockefeller to begin her folk art collection.[5] Lebduska did a number of projects for the WPA,[6] but his work was relatively underappreciated until a gallery show six years before his death.[3] Despite that, his works were frequently exhibited at a number of galleries,[7] the Museum of Modern Art,[8]
He has pieces in the permanent collection of a number of museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[3] MoMA,[9] and the Wadsworth Athenaeum.[7]
References edit
- ^ Deloria, Philip J. (2019-04-16). Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract. University of Washington Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-295-74524-4.
- ^ "Lawrence Lebduska". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Lawrence Lebduska, Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Galerie St. Etienne - Lawrence Lebduska at Galerie St. Etienne - Biography". www.gseart.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Mennello Museum of American Art". 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Harders, Melinda V. (2006). Lawrence Lebduska: The Life, Work, and Dreams of a Self-taught Artist.
- ^ a b "Lebduska, Lawrence Henry (1894-1966)". GVCA. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Grieve, Victoria (2009). The Federal Art Project and the Creation of Middlebrow Culture. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03421-3.
- ^ "Lawrence Lebduska, MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2022-02-04.