Saturday, February 19, 2011

detail, Fabric Portrait 1988


"Alice" 1988 Fabric Portrait
purchased by Mary Ann Currier
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Fabric Portrait
























"Featuring Kate Smith" 1975
purchased by Marilyn Borner
1997 Retrospective
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Friday, February 18, 2011

"Circus"



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"Circus" inside view 1960

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1960 Stitchery

detail "Circus" 1960 Triptych

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1996






















"Dearly Beloved", photo silk screen
purchased by Cindy and Martin Rollins
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"Circus"



detail "Circus" 1960
triptych
by Alma Lesch
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1960 Early Work
























dating to 1960 "Circus" is constructed as a triptych
needlework on burlap
back panel block printed fabric from commission
curtains for Bernheim Forest, Clermont, KY
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"Sampler"
























1996 "Sampler"
combines forty years of visual themes and
construction experimentation
purchased from 1997 Retrospctive
by Elouise Logsdon
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detail of 1967 "November"






















purchased by William Schyler
from 1997 Retrospective KACF (KMAC)
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detail




"Southern Gothic"
1973

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
























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
























1974 detail of "Purina"
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Friday, February 11, 2011

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detail of stitchery
photo marked 'destroyed' by artist, Alma Lesch
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1966
























detail from 1966 Stitchery sold in Richmond, VA
Alma Lesch
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Stitchery
























detail of stitchery destroyed by artist, Alma Lesch
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detail

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destroyed stitchery
























destroyed by artist. Alma Lesch
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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)
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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.
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Alma Wallace Lesch 1917-1999


"Uncle Bob"
Untitled
1966
hand dyed materials

Untitled 1967

sold to Barbara Hymson, N.Y.
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1963 Alma Lesch fiber work
owned by Mr. & Mrs. Phil Ward
Gainesville, FL
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