Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943

Lucien Labaudt was a painter, muralist, costume and set designer. He also ran a commercial art school called the California School of Design. After his death in 1943, on assignment as a war artist correspondent, his wife, Marcelle Labaudt, established the Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery in San Francisco, California. She specialized in giving younger or relatively unknown artists their first exhibitions and operated the gallery until 1980.

From the description of Lucien and Marcelle Labaudt papers, 1896-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80437607