Leon Golub

Leon Golub was born in Chicago in 1922 and died in NYC today in 2004. He was a prolific painter and married to the artist Nancy Spero with whom he also collaborated.
When I was a fellow at FAWC we went to visit them to give them an honorary medal and they graciously had us all over at their loft/home/studio in Manhattan. Leon talked to us as Nancy was ill at the time. One of the things I remember vividly was the way he saw himself as giving us advice or words for the journey as an artist. He especially spoke of how it was a roller coaster ride from start to finish even at his advanced age and level of success, i.e. recognition. And that you had to have nerves of steel to be able to be tenacious on that ride of all rides! Being an artist.

Leon Golub with his painting Prometheus.