Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964

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Dates:
Birth 1900-12-10
Death 1964-05-09
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Rico (Frederico) Lebrun (1900–1964) was an Italian-born American painter, muralist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor.

From the guide to the Rico Lebrun Papers, 1957-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Painter, teacher; Los Angeles, Calif.

Born in Naples, Italy, Lebrun studied at the Beaux-Arts Academy and the Academy of Arts and National Technical Institute in Naples, assisting fresco painters between 1918 and 1922. After moving to the United States in 1924, he became a commercial artist in New York City and taught at the Art Student League. He also taught at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Mexico and at the Americn Academy in Rome. He settled in California in 1938.

From the description of Rico Lebrun papers, 1935-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84557377

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Subjects:

  • Art, American
  • Sculpture, American
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Illustrators
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • Painters
  • Painters
  • Painting, American
  • Printmakers
  • Printmakers
  • Prints
  • Sculptors
  • Sculptors

Occupations:

  • Painter
  • Sculptors

Places:

  • California--Los Angeles (as recorded)