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Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June 3, 2000) was an American sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on to become "one of the most important and comprehensive art presses of the world", often featuring the work of celebrated poets, such as Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Anthony Hecht, and James Baldwin side by side with Baskin's bold, stark, energetic and often dramatic black-and-white prints. Called a "Sculptor of Stark Memorials" by the New York Times, Baskin is also known for his wood, limestone, bronze, and large-scale woodblock prints, which ranged from naturalistic to fanciful, and were frequently grotesque, featuring bloated figures or humans merging with animals. "His monumental b

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  • ليونارد باسكين (ar)
  • Leonard Baskin (es)
  • Leonard Baskin (en)
  • Leonard Baskin (nl)
  • Leonard Baskin (sv)
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  • ليونارد باسكين (15 أغسطس 1922 - 3 يونيو 2000) (بالإنجليزية: Leonard Baskin)‏ هو نحات ورسام وفنان جرافيك وكاتب أمريكي. (ar)
  • Leonard Baskin (New Brunswick (New Jersey), 15 augustus 1922 – Northampton (Massachusetts), 3 juni 2000) was een Amerikaanse beeldhouwer, graficus en boekillustrator. (nl)
  • Leonard Baskin född 15 augusti 1922 i New Brunswick i New Jersey, död 3 juni 2000, var en amerikansk skulptör, bokillustratör, grafiker och författare. (sv)
  • Leonard Baskin (15 de agosto de 1922, Nuevo Brunswick - 3 de junio de 2000, Northampton) fue un grafista y escultor estadounidense. Después de estudiar en varias partes de su país y Europa, en 1939 tuvo su primera exposición individual en la ciudad de Nueva York y después se dedicó a dar clases durante muchos años en el . Es recordado por sus sombrías representaciones de la figura humana, siendo sus esculturas de bronce, caliza y madera, generalmente sobre temas relacionados con la muerte, la vulnerabilidad y el decaimiento espiritual. (es)
  • Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June 3, 2000) was an American sculptor, draughtsman and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on to become "one of the most important and comprehensive art presses of the world", often featuring the work of celebrated poets, such as Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Anthony Hecht, and James Baldwin side by side with Baskin's bold, stark, energetic and often dramatic black-and-white prints. Called a "Sculptor of Stark Memorials" by the New York Times, Baskin is also known for his wood, limestone, bronze, and large-scale woodblock prints, which ranged from naturalistic to fanciful, and were frequently grotesque, featuring bloated figures or humans merging with animals. "His monumental b (en)
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  • Leonard Baskin (en)
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