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
Friday, February 18, 2011
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
"Sampler"
1996 "Sampler"
combines forty years of visual themes and
construction experimentation
purchased from 1997 Retrospctive
by Elouise Logsdon
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
Friday, February 11, 2011
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"
Untitled1966
hand dyed materials
Untitled 1967
sold to Barbara Hymson, N.Y.
Early Stitchery Work
Monostitch- (cretan)
Vegetable dyed yarns on cotton
size: 38" x 38"
sold in St Louis, MO undated photo
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