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Leann Davis Alspaugh

3 articles 2016–2017

Leann Davis Alspaugh is a writer and critic whose contributions to The Weekly Standard focused on book reviews and cultural essays. She wrote for the magazine between 2016 and 2017, covering topics in literature, art, and intellectual history. She is also known for her work as managing editor of The Hedgehog Review at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.

A Rebel's Faith

May 5, 2017 · Books and Art, Leann Davis Alspaugh, Art Gallery

Georges Rouault (1871–1958) was born with a bang. A shell struck Rouault père's home during the Commune, and Madame went into labor. Of his birth, Rouault said, "In the faubourg of toil and suffering, in the darkness, I was born. Keeping vigil over pictorial turpitudes, I toiled miles away from…

Surface Depth

December 23, 2016 · Leann Davis Alspaugh, Magazine, Books and Arts

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