The following, submitted March 2005, is from Tina Saint-Paul, granddaughter of the artist. Her sources are family records. For many thousands of Americans who grew up during the 1930s through 1950s,... Read full biography
The following, submitted March 2005, is from Tina Saint-Paul, granddaughter of the artist. Her sources are family records. For many thousands of Americans who grew up during the 1930s through 1950s, Alexander Leydenfrost was the illustrator/artist that recorded the historical events of that... Read full biography
The following, submitted March 2005, is from Tina Saint-Paul, granddaughter of the artist. Her sources are family records. For many thousands of Americans who grew up during the 1930s through 1950s, Alexander Leydenfrost was the illustrator/artist that recorded the historical events of that generation. It is hard to pick up a "Life" magazine from World War II without finding his artwork. Alexander Leydenfrost was actually born Baron Sandor Leidenfrost in Debrecin, Hungary in 1888. Of... Read full biography
The following, submitted March 2005, is from Tina Saint-Paul, granddaughter of the artist. Her sources are family records. For many thousands of Americans who grew up during the 1930s through 1950s, Alexander Leydenfrost was the illustrator/artist that recorded the historical events of that generation. It is hard to pick up a "Life" magazine from World War II without finding his artwork. Alexander Leydenfrost was actually born Baron Sandor Leidenfrost in Debrecin, Hungary in 1888. Of Austro-Hungarian nobility, his family title of 'Baron' is dated to the 16th Century. Upon moving to America in the 1920s Leydenfrost altered the spelling of his name from "Lei" to "Ley" in an unsuccessful attempt to correct the mispronunciation of his name... Read full biography
The following, submitted March 2005, is from Tina Saint-Paul, granddaughter of the artist. Her sources are family records. For many thousands of Americans who grew up during the 1930s through 1950s, Alexander Leydenfrost was the illustrator/artist that recorded the historical events of that generation. It is hard to pick up a "Life" magazine from World War II without finding his artwork. Alexander Leydenfrost was actually born Baron Sandor Leidenfrost in Debrecin, Hungary in 1888. Of Austro-Hungarian nobility, his family title of 'Baron' is dated to the 16th Century. Upon moving to America in the 1920s Leydenfrost altered the spelling of his name from "Lei" to "Ley" in an unsuccessful attempt to correct the mispronunciation of his name (pronounced Lye-den-frost). Despite the alteration's failure to rectify the problem, the new spelling remained as the Baron's professional... Read full biography
Alexander Leydenfrost - Artist Info
About Alexander Leydenfrost: Books
Books & Publications (8)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Leydenfrost: The Baron of Aviation Art
2005
Wayt, Hampton C; Howard J Wayt
56 pages (color)
The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines
2000
Haining, Peter
224 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great Pulp Magazines
1997
Lesser, Robert
183 pages (color)
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)