Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for James Lechay ((1907 - 2001)), known for Avant-garde figure, marine, still life and landscape painting. Showing 11 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1907 New York City - 2001 Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Known for: Avant-garde figure, marine, still life and landscape painting.
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An artist who defied... Read full biography
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An artist who defied categorization, he assimilated the precepts of modern European and American art, evolving a spare,... Read full biography
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An artist who defied categorization, he assimilated the precepts of modern European and American art, evolving a spare, semi-abstract style with expressionist overtones; as Lechay himself put it, he was an "abstract impressionist" who followed his own artistic agenda throughout the course of his career. James Lechay was... Read full biography
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An artist who defied categorization, he assimilated the precepts of modern European and American art, evolving a spare, semi-abstract style with expressionist overtones; as Lechay himself put it, he was an "abstract impressionist" who followed his own artistic agenda throughout the course of his career. James Lechay was born in New York on July 5, 1907. He spent his childhood in Brooklyn; when he was thirteen his mother died, and he was sent to live with an uncle in Illinois. Lechay went on to attend the University of Illinois, where he received a B.A. in psychology... Read full biography
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An artist who defied categorization, he assimilated the precepts of modern European and American art, evolving a spare, semi-abstract style with expressionist overtones; as Lechay himself put it, he was an "abstract impressionist" who followed his own artistic agenda throughout the course of his career. James Lechay was born in New York on July 5, 1907. He spent his childhood in Brooklyn; when he was thirteen his mother died, and he was sent to live with an uncle in Illinois. Lechay went on to attend the University of Illinois, where he received a B.A. in psychology in 1928. In 1929 he dropped out of graduate school to study with his brother, the painter Myron Lechay (1898-1972). He then traveled th... Read full biography
James Lechay - Artist Info
About James Lechay: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (11)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT 06052Provincetown Art Association and Museum
460 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071Wichita Art Museum
1400 West Museum Boulevard
Wichita, KS 67203-3296