Canton Museum of Art
1001 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702
Canton, OH 44702
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Museums page for Leo John Meissner ((1895 - 1977)), known for Seascape painting, wood engraving. Showing 9 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1895 Detroit, Michigan - 1977 Portland, Maine. Known for: Seascape painting, wood engraving.
Leo Meissner was born in Hamtramck, Michigan in 1895 in the heart of the newly industrialized areas around Detroit. He enrolled at age fifteen in the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he studied with... Read full biography
Leo Meissner was born in Hamtramck, Michigan in 1895 in the heart of the newly industrialized areas around Detroit. He enrolled at age fifteen in the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he studied with John P. Wicker (1860-1931). The exigencies of study without a scholarship or much financial support... Read full biography
Leo Meissner was born in Hamtramck, Michigan in 1895 in the heart of the newly industrialized areas around Detroit. He enrolled at age fifteen in the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he studied with John P. Wicker (1860-1931). The exigencies of study without a scholarship or much financial support from his Bohemian immigrant parents led young Leo to have to balance schooling in art with working odd jobs. He made his way from about 1910 until he enlisted in World War I learning about art under... Read full biography
Leo Meissner was born in Hamtramck, Michigan in 1895 in the heart of the newly industrialized areas around Detroit. He enrolled at age fifteen in the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he studied with John P. Wicker (1860-1931). The exigencies of study without a scholarship or much financial support from his Bohemian immigrant parents led young Leo to have to balance schooling in art with working odd jobs. He made his way from about 1910 until he enlisted in World War I learning about art under Wicker and working to support his schooling. On the troop ship to France, Meissner fell in love with the turbulent swells of the Atlantic and decided that it would be a fine subject for painting. He pursued the sea as a major theme in his painting and... Read full biography
Leo Meissner was born in Hamtramck, Michigan in 1895 in the heart of the newly industrialized areas around Detroit. He enrolled at age fifteen in the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he studied with John P. Wicker (1860-1931). The exigencies of study without a scholarship or much financial support from his Bohemian immigrant parents led young Leo to have to balance schooling in art with working odd jobs. He made his way from about 1910 until he enlisted in World War I learning about art under Wicker and working to support his schooling. On the troop ship to France, Meissner fell in love with the turbulent swells of the Atlantic and decided that it would be a fine subject for painting. He pursued the sea as a major theme in his painting and printmaking for the rest of his life. After the war, Meissner continued to study at the Detroit Fine Art Academy where he won a... Read full biography
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About Leo John Meissner: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsDallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Michael C Carlos Museum, Emory University
Emory University
571 Kilgo Street
Atlanta, GA 30322-1950Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OKCMOA
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455