Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin (1922–2000) was an American sculptor, illustrator, graphic artist, and xylographer. Born in New Brunswick and educated at Yale University, he worked primarily in figurative art. His professional career spanned from 1950 to 1999. Baskin was employed by Hampshire College and Smith College. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Baskin received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Archives of his work are located at the British Library. He authored works including *Advice to a draftee* and *Aesopi fabvlae cvm vvlgari interpretatione*.