- University of Chicago
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Leon Golub developed monumental paintings of mercenaries, interrogations, political leaders and male power. Working on raw, often scraped canvas, he confronted violence directly while rejecting both abstraction and heroic history painting.
Painting
Major Works
- 1980Mercenaries IV
- 1981Interrogation II →
- 1966Gigantomachy II
- 1973Vietnam II
- 1979Mercenaries I
- 1983White Squad IV (El Salvador)
- 1987Riot
- 1969Napalm I
- 1983Horsing Around IV
- 1970s–90sPolitical Portraits
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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