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Leon Kroll

Leon Kroll

American, 1884–1974

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Leon Kroll was an American painter and lithographer. A figurative artist described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters", he was also a landscape painter and also produced an exceptional body of still life compositions. His public art includes murals for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. He created his only mosaic for the chapel ceiling at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.

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Exhibitions

5 exhibitions

Dec 03, 1930 – Jan 20, 1931

Painting and Sculpture by Living Americans

37 artists · 2 curators

Nov 08, 1937 – Dec 13, 1937

Paintings for Paris

36 artists

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

Feb 18, 1942 – Apr 05, 1942

New Acquisitions: American Drawings

22 artists

Apr 15, 1947 – Jun 01, 1947

Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

83 artists