Leon Golub
Born: 1922
Died: 2004
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Lives and Works: New York, NY
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Education:
BFA and MFA, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1949 and 1950
BA, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL ,1942
About The Artist
Leon Golub’s work boldly confronts the misuse of power and state-sponsored oppression and violence through vibrant and emotive paintings. Coming from an era of anti-Vietnam War protests, Golub’s work is socially and politically engaged. His former series have names like Vietnam, Mercenaries, Interrogation, Riots, and Try Burning This One. Formally, his work draws from classical Greek figures and methods, with an emphasis on the strength and resilience of the human body.
Galleries
Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, NY
Select Permanent Collections
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Tate Gallery, London, England
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Works by the Artist
