Leah Balsham
Leah Balsham (September 28, 1915 – December 2 2015) was an American lithographer and ceramic artist. Balsham took part in the Federal Works Progress Administration. Balsham attended the University of Chicago and the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.
Leah Balsham
- Name
- Leah Balsham
- Born
- 28 September 1915
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 2015 (aged 99–100)
- Place of death
- Beverly Shores, Indiana, U.S.
- Known for
- Lithography
- Nationality
- United States.
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She also traveled to Japan to study. Balsham died in 2015 in Beverly Shores, Indiana.
The field of work recorded is lithography, graphic arts and printmaking. Places of work recorded in the authority are Chicago and Beverly Shores. Work by Leah Balsham is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum and Smithsonian Institution.
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• Name — Leah Balsham • Born — 28 September 1915 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 2015 (aged 99–100) • Place of death — Beverly Shores, Indiana, U.S. • Known for — Lithography
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• Art Institute of Chicago • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Mills College Art Museum • Museum of Modern Art, New York • Newark Museum • Smithsonian American Art Museum
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