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Exhibition History"The Unbridled Paintings of Lawrence Lebduska," Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, FL, January 25, 2019 - May 12, 2019; Michelson Museum of Art, Marshal, TX, September 3, 2019 - November 9, 2019.
Artist
Lawrence Lebduska
(1894 - 1966)
Self-Portrait, Asleep with Creatures
Date1943
MediumOil on board
DimensionsSight: 29 3/8 × 35 1/2 in. (74.6 × 90.2 cm)
Object numberN0012.2000
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextLawrence Lebduska (1894-1966) studied stained glass-making and decorative painting while growing up in Czechoslovakia. When he immigrated to the United States, he began work as a decorative mural painter. In his spare time, he painted fantasies and fables based on his memories, alongside images of Czech folklore, biblical stories and personal observations. In this painting, Lebduska depicts himself fast asleep in the foreground, while the painting he had started unfolds around him in a dreamlike fashion.Exhibition History"The Unbridled Paintings of Lawrence Lebduska," Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, FL, January 25, 2019 - May 12, 2019; Michelson Museum of Art, Marshal, TX, September 3, 2019 - November 9, 2019.
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