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Leo Meissner Art

1895-1977

Leo Meissner was a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists, Boston Printmakers, the Prairie Print Makers, Audubon Artists, the Philadelphia Print Club and a full Academician of the National Academy of Design. His graphic art received awards from the Southern Printmakers (1937 and 1938), the Detroit Institute of Art (1943 and 1945) and the Library of Congress (1943 and 1945). Today his original wood engravings and woodcuts are included in the following collections; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, Baltimore Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the University of Maine Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Leo Meissner, Let's Dance, Shall We?
Leo Meissner, Let's Dance, Shall We?

Leo Meissner, Let's Dance, Shall We?

By Leo Meissner

Located in New York, NY

Detroit-born Leo Meissner lived in New York and was respected as a painter, draftsman, and illustrator, but is most known for his wood engravings. His ski...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Leo Meissner Art

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FOOTBRIDGE, PERKINS COVE
FOOTBRIDGE, PERKINS COVE

FOOTBRIDGE, PERKINS COVE

By Leo Meissner

Located in Portland, ME

Meissner, Leo. FOOTBRIDGE - PERKINS COVE. Wood-engraving, not dated. Edition of 60. Numbered 40/60, titled and signed, all in pencil. 9 x 6 inches, 229 x 152 mm. Framed to 16 3/4 x ...

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1940s Leo Meissner Art

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Hannah
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