Leland S. McClelland Lithograph and Offset Lithograph, Late 20th Century

Item Details

Leland S. McClelland (Columbus, Ohio, 1914 – 2002)
Old Columbus Central Market, mid to late 20th century; Untitled (rural winter scene), circa 1975
Lithograph on paper; offset lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right; signed to the lower right margin
Unnumbered; Numbered 132 of 500

Leland S. McClelland was a highly respected and influential central Ohio artist most well known for his work in watercolor and as a cartoonist. He studied at the Ohio State University and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and worked as a professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design. Over his prolific career, McClelland founded the Central Ohio Watercolor Society and the Bexley Area Art Guild, presided as Director of Fine Arts at the Ohio State Fair, and served as president of both the Columbus Art Council and the Arts Council of Columbus. His watercolor paintings have been exhibited at the Columbus Museum of Art and the Schumacher Gallery at Capital University, and his original cartoons belong to collections at the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library and the Columbus College of Art and Design.

Condition

- visible spot of brownish discoloration to print and paper of Old Columbus Central Market towards the center left region of the artwork; light toning, foxing, and discoloration to print, paper, and matting of Old Columbus Central Market; minor toning to print, paper, and matting of “rural winter scene” print; light abrasions, scratching, scuffing, and accretions to both frames.

Dimensions

- measures frame of Old Columbus Central Market, with image measuring 16.75" W x 10.75" H; frame of “rural winter scene” print measures 16.5" W x 19.0" H x 1.25" D, with image measuring 8.5" W x 11.0" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMG663100