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Alfred Leslie

Alfred Leslie

American, 1927–2023

WA-00021957

Bronx, NY, USA

Painting

Representation

None documented

7

Institutional Exhibitions

22

Works in Collection

39

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ577242

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Frank O'Hara/In Memory of My Feelings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967–1968

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American Collages

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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16 Americans

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959–1960

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
LocationWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/alfred-leslie
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/alfred-leslie
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3495
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (22)

Self-Portrait

1982 · Graphite with smudging and erasing on ivory wove paper

101.6 × 76.2 cm (40 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Santa Barbara

1977 · Graphite with smudging and erasing on white wove paper

101.6 × 76.2 cm (40 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jerry Liebling

1976 · Graphite, with smudging and erasing, on white wove paper

101.6 × 75.7 cm (40 × 29 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Constance Leslie

Constance Leslie

1976 · Pencil on paper

40 x 30" (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Richard Bellamy

Richard Bellamy

1974 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Max image: 79 × 60 cm (31 1/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Sheet: 102.4 × 76.5 cm (40 3/8 × 30 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Frank Fata

1974 · Lithograph on on white wove paper

Max image: 77.5 × 61 cm (30 9/16 × 24 1/16 in.); Sheet: 102.4 × 76.4 cm (40 3/8 × 30 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Leslie

1974 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Max image: 77.5 × 52.5 cm (30 9/16 × 20 11/16 in.); Sheet: 102.5 × 76.4 cm (40 3/8 × 30 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Female Nude, Profile (Constance)

1969 · Watercolor and graphite with smudging on ivory wove paper

101.6 × 76.2 cm (40 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

1967 · Pencil and ink on acetate

sheet (each): 13 15/16 x 10 15/16" (35.4 x 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Notan Study for The Killing of Frank O'Hara

Notan Study for The Killing of Frank O'Hara

1967 · Watercolor on paper

18 x 24" (45.7 x 60.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Notan Study for The Killing of Frank O'Hara

Notan Study for The Killing of Frank O'Hara

1967 · Watercolor on paper

18 1/8 x 23 7/8" (45.8 x 60.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folios 11 verso and 12 recto) from In Memory of My Feelings

In-text plate (folios 11 verso and 12 recto) from In Memory of My Feelings

1967 · One from an illustrated book with forty-six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 11 7/8 x 17 3/8" (30.1 x 44.1 cm); sheet (two-page spread): 11 15/16 x 17 15/16" (30.4 x 45.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of Monica Collier

Portrait of Monica Collier

1966 · Carbon and lead pencils and red crayon on paper

72.5 × 57.5 cm (28 9/16 × 22 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate (page 34) from 1¢ Life

Plate (page 34) from 1¢ Life

1964 · Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions

composition: 15 13/16 × 11 5/16" (40.1 × 28.7 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 31) from 1¢ Life

Plate (page 31) from 1¢ Life

1964 · Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions

composition: 15 9/16 × 11" (39.5 × 27.9 cm); page (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 11 7/16" (41 × 29 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 18) from Permanently

1960 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

composition (irreg.): 16 5/16 × 14 1/16" (41.5 × 35.7 cm); page: 17 1/2 × 14 1/16" (44.4 × 35.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 12) from Permanently

1960 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

composition (irreg.): 16 15/16 × 13 1/2" (43 × 34.3 cm); page: 17 1/2 × 14 1/16" (44.4 × 35.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 6) from )Permanently

1960 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

composition (irreg.): 17 3/16 × 14" (43.6 × 35.6 cm); page: 17 1/2 × 14 1/16" (44.4 × 35.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from Permanently

1960 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

composition (irreg.): 10 1/16 × 9 13/16" (25.5 × 25 cm); cover: 17 13/16 × 14 5/16 × 1/2" (45.2 × 36.4 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1960 · Illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

page (each): 17 1/2 × 14 1/16" (44.4 × 35.7 cm); overall (closed): 17 13/16 × 14 5/16 × 1/2" (45.2 × 36.4 × 1.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Title page from Permanently

1960 · Screenprint from an illustrated book with five screenprints (including cover)

composition (irreg.): 16 7/8 × 13 15/16" (42.8 × 35.4 cm); page: 17 1/2 × 14 1/16" (44.4 × 35.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Second Two-Panel Horizontal

The Second Two-Panel Horizontal

1958 · Oil on canvas, two panels

Each panel 66" x 6' (167.6 x 182.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

22 published of 36 catalogued · 24 with image

MoMA
14 publishedof 28 catalogued16 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img

Record

Images

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Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US