The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Specters' Holiday

c. 1951

Lee Chesney

(American, 1920–2016)
America
color intaglio
John L. Severance Fund 1995.55
Location: Not on view

Description

An artist and instructor, Chesney worked at Atelier 17 in New York around the time he created Specters’ Holiday, which features the quirky blend of humor and horror characterizing much of his work from the period. Here, playfully bizarre forms cavort in a multicolored interior space demarcated by a door and window.
  • Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).
    From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).
  • {{cite web|title=Specters' Holiday|url=false|author=Lee Chesney|year=c. 1951|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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