Louisa Leggett Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1896 - d. 1965

"Louisa Leggett", often misspelt as Lucille Leggett, (born 1896, Tennessee, died ca. 1965) was a painter of adobe homes, ghost towns, ranches and the desert. She also enjoyed painting Japanese Butoh dancers and was known for her keen studies of the topic of "death", particularly in relation to dance both of the Eastern and Western worlds.

She moved to New Mexico from Tennessee in 1914 and then after marriage to a railroad engineer (Kieran Heaney), moved to El Paso, Texas. There she studied art, contemporary theatre and dance at the local college. Later she painted in Capitan, Carrizozo and Ruidoso, New Mexico, and in 1952, moved to Santa Fe where for many years she had a studio home on Canyon Road. She painted Southwest landscapes reflecting her interest in the local way of life and the heritage of the people.


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