Background
Leeds, Valerie Ann was born in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Morton W. and Norma Sterne Leeds.
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Robert Henri in Santa Fe: His Work and Influence
( Robert Henri (1865-1929) spent time in Santa Fe in 1916...)
Robert Henri (1865-1929) spent time in Santa Fe in 1916, 1917, 1922 and 1925 during which time he produced some thirty portraits, mainly of Hispanic and Indian subjects. His enthusiasm for New Mexico brought a number of artists to the area, including John Sloan and George Bellows. Henri crusaded actively against academic conservatism, enlisting younger artists (such as Sloan) and his students (Bellows, Edward Hopper, Morgan Russell, and Stuart Davis) in the cause of artistic freedom and unflinching realism, a belief that led his detractors to dub Henri's group the "Ashcan" school. In 1908 Henri and other members of the Ashcan "Eight" achieved notoriety with their exhibit at Macbeth Gallery in New York. When Henri met Dr. Edgar Hewitt of Santa Fe's School of American Archaeology in 1914, the museum director urged Henri to paint in New Mexico. Henri's strong personality and liberal ideas regarding museum policy, particularly unjuried exhibitions, left a lasting imprint on the newly opened Museum of New Mexico.
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Robert Henri the Painted Spirit
("Robert Henri: The Painted Spirit" at Gerald Peters Galle...)
"Robert Henri: The Painted Spirit" at Gerald Peters Gallery is an exhibition of 35 portraits from every period of Henri's career plus several nudes, on loan from private and public collections.
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In the American Spirit: Realism and Impressionism from the Lawrence Collection
(Catalogue of exhibition of paintings from the collection ...)
Catalogue of exhibition of paintings from the collection of Marion W. and Samuel B. Lawrence, including works by Childe Hassam, Joseph Decker, William Glackens, Robert Henri, George Luks, George Bellows, John Sloan, Leon Kroll, Everett Shinn, many others.
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Leon Kroll: Revisited
(48 color plates. 9 black and white photographs.)
48 color plates. 9 black and white photographs.
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Robert Henri in Santa Fe: His Work and Influence by Leeds, Valerie Ann (2011) Paperback
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Valerie Ann Leeds
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Education
Bachelor in Art History, University Rochester, 1979. Master of Arts in Art History, Syracuse University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in American Art, City University of New York, 2000.
Career
Curatorial assistant Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, 1982—1984. Researcher, gallery assistant Spanierman Gallery, 1984—1986. Curator exhibitions Tampa (Florida) Museum Art, 1987—1990.
Current 19th and 20th century American art Orlando (Florida) Museum Art, 1990—1996. Curatorial consultant, since 1996. Adjunct curator American Art Flint (Michigan) Institute Arts, 2000.
Adjunct professor Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Illinois, 2000.
Achievements
Works
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Robert Henri the Painted Spirit
("Robert Henri: The Painted Spirit" at Gerald Peters Galle...)
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Robert Henri in Santa Fe: His Work and Influence
( Robert Henri (1865-1929) spent time in Santa Fe in 1916...)
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In the American Spirit: Realism and Impressionism from the Lawrence Collection
(Catalogue of exhibition of paintings from the collection ...)
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Leon Kroll: Revisited
(48 color plates. 9 black and white photographs.)
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Robert Henri in Santa Fe: His Work and Influence by Leeds, Valerie Ann (2011) Paperback
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- An American palette: Works from the collection of John and Dolores Beck
- Robert Henri in Santa Fe: His Work and Influence Paperback December 1, 2011
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Robert Henri the Painted Spirit
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Nationality
American
Education
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1979
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1981
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Career
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1982 - 1984
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1984 - 1986
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1984 - 1986
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1987 - 1990
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1990 - 1996
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1996