Artist in the Studio

Alfred Leslie

1927–2023

Artist in the Studio, 1979

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: graphite; paper

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 204.5 x 229.9 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 80 1/2 x 90 1/2 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum

Accession number: 1983.0004

Not on display

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Label texts

Archive Label 2003: Alfred Leslie turned from abstraction to realist figuration in the early 1960s to produce large-scale, theatrically lighted subjects. He “works big” to underscore his belief in the public nature of his paintings, an approach that carries over into his drawings, such as this intimate glimpse of the artist in his studio. Also interested in cinematic scale, Leslie has made movies with poets Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Frank O’Hara.