Artist

Mark Leithauser

born Detroit, MI 1950
Also known as
  • Mark Alan Leithauser
Born
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Active in
  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Biography
Mark Leithauser received a bachelor’s degree in art and archaeology as well as an MFA in printmaking and drawing from Wayne State University in Michigan. In the mid-1970s, while completing a second master's degree in printmaking at Wayne State, Leithauser took a job as an exhibition designer in Washington, D.C. Since he only had access to a printing press in Detroit, he worked on copper plates in D.C., then on weekends drove to Michigan and quickly printed a few proofs before driving back for work Monday morning. His artwork consisted of drawings and etchings until he shifted to painting in oil later in his career.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Calvin Black, Ruby Black, Untitled (Possum Trot Doll), ca. 1953-1972, carved and painted wood and fabric, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.4
Untitled (Possum Trot Doll)
Dateca. 1953-1972
carved and painted wood and fabric
Not on view
Calvin Black, Ruby Black, Gladys (Possum Trot Doll), ca. 1953-1972, carved and painted wood, fabric, sequins, and foil bow, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.3
Gladys (Possum Trot Doll)
Dateca. 1953-1972
carved and painted wood, fabric, sequins, and foil bow
Not on view
Calvin Black, Ruby Black, Sylvia (Possum Trot Doll), ca. 1953-1972, carved and painted redwood with fabric, cord, and nails, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.233
Sylvia (Possum Trot Doll)
Dateca. 1953-1972
carved and painted redwood with fabric, cord, and nails
Not on view

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