"Sharing" Multi Layer Screen Print on Paper by Jane Leddy

Description

Vibrant screen print of people gathering around a pond by Jane Leddy (American, 1925-2019). People and various animals - including … more Vibrant screen print of people gathering around a pond by Jane Leddy (American, 1925-2019). People and various animals - including goats, ducks, and cows - are meeting near a pond. Some of the people are carrying pots, baskets, and spears. There is also a cart being pulled by a donkey or mule.

Titled, numbered, signed, and dated along bottom edge: Sharing E/148 Jane Leddy '88
Presented in a new grey mat with foamcore backing
Mat size: 14"H x 16"W
Paper size: 9"H x 11"W

Jane Leddy (American, 1925-2019) was born in 1925 in Norwalk, Iowa. Her childhood was filled with adventure exploring the countryside around her family's farm. Inspired by those experiences, and by her grandmother who painted landscapes, she became interested in art at an early age. She studied at the WPA in Des Moines where her teacher advised her to buy a sketchbook and take it everywhere she went. Jane did exactly that, and anyone who traveled or hiked with her will remember her with sketchbook always in hand.

Leddy attended Cornell College and the University of Iowa, where she joined the Iowa Mountaineers and participated in expeditions throughout the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains. Upon graduation in 1947, Jane moved to California to work as Field Director for the Campfire Girls Council in Bakersfield. She joined a ski club and met John Barnes (Jack) Leddy while on a ski trip. They married in 1948 and eventually moved to Fresno where they built a house themselves based on Sunset Magazine plans. Jane continued with her painting and belonged to a plein air watercolor group.

In 1954 the growing family moved to San Mateo and Leddy refocused her art activity on silkscreen prints. She was a long-time member of the Peninsula Serigraphers, frequently exhibiting her work at art festivals and local galleries. In 1968 she received an M.A. in English Literature at San Francisco State and taught English at San Mateo High School for a time. Meanwhile, Jane continued to pursue her love of nature as an active member of the Sierra Club, leading group hikes around the Bay Area into her 80's. Always ready for adventure, Jane enjoyed backpacking, cross-country skiing, and international travel, creating thousands of sketches, paintings, and serigraphs along the way. less