Wanderer's Notebook: Leonard Baskin
By Mitchell McInnis

I recently visited an exceptional gallery, and it made me wonder about the best of the year, the best exhibit I saw. Without question, it was a small exhibit at the Portland Art Museum featuring prints, drawings and texts from Leonard Baskin.

An artist of many forms, Baskin drew, painted, sculpted, was a printer, typographer and publisher, among other pursuits.

At this time of year, when the ritual and routine can become stale, it’s important to wander the work of artists like Baskin, reminding ourselves of the achievement of extended vision, of tending the bricks over and over again each day.

Here’s an online gallery of his work:

R. Michelson Gallery:
www.rmichelson.com/Leonard_Baskin_galleries.html

Davidson Galleries:
www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/baskin/baskin.html

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco:
http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?keywords=baskin+leonard

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