Leonard Baskin

Sculptor
BIRTHDAY
August 15,1922
Birthplace
New Jersey
Age
Jun 3,2000,age 77
Birth Sign
Leo
BIRTHDAY
August 15,1922 (age Jun 3,2000,age 77)
Birthplace
New Jersey

About

American sculptor, book-illustrator, wood-engraver and printmaker. He made the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Before Fame

He founded Gehenna Press, a small private press specializing in producing fine books.

Trivia

His works are owned by major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art.

Family Life

His parents raised him in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Associated With

Sylvia Plath dedicated the poem "Sculptor" to him.