"Sampler"

1996 "Sampler"
combines forty years of visual themes and
construction experimentation
purchased from 1997 Retrospctive
by Elouise Logsdon

detail of 1967 "November"

purchased by William Schyler
from 1997 Retrospective KACF (KMAC)

detail

"Southern Gothic"
1973

detail of fabric collage
portrait on permanent
exhibit at University of
Louisville, KY

"Big Daddy"

1996 fabric portrait, related to early "Southern Gothic" style
purchased from 1997 Retrospective by Henry Heuser, Jr

"Purina" detail

1974 detail of "Purina"

detail

detail of stitchery
photo marked 'destroyed' by artist, Alma Lesch

1966

detail from 1966 Stitchery sold in Richmond, VA
Alma Lesch

Stitchery

detail of stitchery destroyed by artist, Alma Lesch

detail

destroyed stitchery

destroyed by artist. Alma Lesch

Applique 1968

"Indian Child" 1968
18" x 36" applique
sold in Louisville in 1997 by
Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation
(KMAC) to Mrs. Siegfried Weng (Carolyn)

The Fabric Portrait

"Yes, Virginia" 1964
24" x 40" listed $350.oo

This early '64 example of Alma Lesch's signature
fabric portraits which she would continue
to construct through 1997.

Alma Wallace Lesch 1917-1999

"Uncle Bob"
Untitled
1966
hand dyed materials

Untitled 1967

sold to Barbara Hymson, N.Y.

1963

1963 Alma Lesch fiber work
owned by Mr. & Mrs. Phil Ward
Gainesville, FL

"Upon this Rock"

1969 "Upon this Rock"
owned by Mrs. Garvin Brown

1963

Untitled 1963
Stitchery on weaving
Hand dyed yarns
Size: 13" x 46"

sold in Atlanta

Biblical Themes

"He is Risen" 1968
gift to Franklin Page, Louisville, KY

Early Stitchery Work

Monostitch- (cretan)
Vegetable dyed yarns on cotton
size: 38" x 38"

sold in St Louis, MO undated photo

1966

"Family Portrait" 1966
Vegetable dyed stitchery

sold in New York by
America House Gallery

Jacob's Ladder

1967
Stitchery and applique on
Theatrical gauze

20" x 40" commissioned by &
owned by Franklin Page
Louisville, KY