The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with LeRoy Winbush

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with LeRoy Winbush

5/29/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.095

Graphic designer LeRoy Winbush (1915 - 2007 ) founded his own graphic design business and created a name for himself as a scuba diver. Winbush revolutionized the window displays of banks, and earned a reputation as one of the country's top airbrush artists. He also worked as art director at Johnson Publishing Company for a decade, where he helped create the first issue of Ebony magazine. Winbush was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/29/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 58m 46s

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Winbush, LeRoy, 1915-

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LeRoy Winbush (1915- ) is a designer from Chicago, Ill. From the description of Oral history interview with LeRoy Winbush, 1988 Nov. 5-11 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79951090 LeRoy Winbush is an African American design consultant who became famous for his innovative work with elaborate advertising displays in Chicago's financial district. In addition to the work he did with his design firm Winbush Associates, Winbush served as the art director of Ebony ...