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Paul Lehr BIOGRAPHY
1930 - 1998. Known for: Science fiction book illustration, surrealism, painting, sculpture.
Paul Lehr. Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the... Read full biography
Paul Lehr. Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the science fiction covers in the mid-1960s into the 1970s. He attended the Pratt Institute (NY) from... Read full biography
Paul Lehr. Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the science fiction covers in the mid-1960s into the 1970s. He attended the Pratt Institute (NY) from 1953-1956, earning a certificate in illustration. There, he studied with Philip Guston, Richard Lindner, Calvin Albert and most importantly, Stanley Meltzoff in Red Bank, New Jersey. In the late 1960s he... Read full biography
Paul Lehr. Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the science fiction covers in the mid-1960s into the 1970s. He attended the Pratt Institute (NY) from 1953-1956, earning a certificate in illustration. There, he studied with Philip Guston, Richard Lindner, Calvin Albert and most importantly, Stanley Meltzoff in Red Bank, New Jersey. In the late 1960s he moved to Pennsylvania and had a studio out in his barn. He painted landscapes and made sculpture with his good friends, New Jersey artists Ronald Wing and Steven Bagnell. While Lehr's earliest published works show Meltzoff's influence, with whom he... Read full biography
Paul Lehr. Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the science fiction covers in the mid-1960s into the 1970s. He attended the Pratt Institute (NY) from 1953-1956, earning a certificate in illustration. There, he studied with Philip Guston, Richard Lindner, Calvin Albert and most importantly, Stanley Meltzoff in Red Bank, New Jersey. In the late 1960s he moved to Pennsylvania and had a studio out in his barn. He painted landscapes and made sculpture with his good friends, New Jersey artists Ronald Wing and Steven Bagnell. While Lehr's earliest published works show Meltzoff's influence, with whom he briefly shared a studio, Lehr soon developed his own unique voice and palette. His imagery, although representation... Read full biography
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Among the very few artists who are able to evoke the science fiction genre without depicting the specific scenes from the books they illustrate, Paul Lehr stands out for dominating the science fiction covers in the mid-1960s into the 1970s. He attended the Pratt Institute (NY) from 1953-1956, earning a certificate in illustration. There, he studied with Philip Guston, Richard Lindner, Calvin Albert and most importantly, Stanley Meltzoff in Red Bank, New Jersey. In the late 1960s he moved to Pennsylvania and had a studio out in his barn. He painted landscapes and made sculpture with his good friends, New Jersey artists Ronald Wing and Steven Bagnell.
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