Angels-DAY, LEONARD C.

Leonard C. Day, known as the “Angel Man of the South,” is a
researcher and lecturer on the realm of angels. He was born and raised
in the small community of Ellis, Kansas and received his bachelor of
science degree in art education and master of arts from Fort Hays
State University in Hays, Kansas.
Day began his career as a museum curator and director in 1972
while doing a tour of duty at the Naval Memorial Museum in Washington,
D.C. During his tour he was trained as an art conservationist
and assisted in the care and preservation of the paintings in the White
House and the Senate buildings. Since being discharged from the
Navy, Day has served as the executive director and curator of the Ellis
County Historical Society in Hays, Kansas and executive director of
the High Point Historical Society in High Point, North Carolina. In
1992 he established his own art conservation, restoration, and
appraisal firm. He is a member of the American Institute of Conservationists
and is certified in painting, textile, and porcelain conservation
and appraisal. He is also a freelance illustrator.
Day began his research into angels in 1992. Coming from a strong
Catholic background in which allusion to angels was very common,
he was surprised to find angels very rarely mentioned in general reference
sources. This intrigued him and led him on the road to discovery.
His research eventually led to the development of several class-series
studies ranging from angels in art—depicting the stylistic changes in
angel representations over the decades—to angel encounters in
today’s world. Day has presented countless lectures, classes, and workshops
on angels. Currently he is conducting interviews and gathering
research for books of his own on angels in art and angelic encounters
in deathbed visions. Leonard Day has been married for twenty-three
years. The Days are the parents of two sons and reside in High Point,
North Carolina.