Jim Leedy: Abstract Expressionist

We are so honored to have several works by revolutionary ceramicist Jim Leedy:

Jim Leedy, Crossroads Arts District visionary and longtime Kansas City Art Institute professor, dies at 91 | KCUR – Kansas City news and NPR

Lakeside Plate, 1990, Stoneware, porcelain, glaze, 22.5 x 23.75 x 7″

Watch Jim Leedy work on a platter and vessel similar to the work we have in the collection

This work is included in our Bloomberg Connects guide tour Serve, Protect, Create: A Tour for Veterans because of the references how art can be a vehicle for processing and expressing emotion. Jim Leedy served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1952 during the Korean War as a photojournalist.

Article about Jim Leedy’s works about war – Grand Arts