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1919 - 1986 New York, New York. Known for: Illustration, portrait, figure-fantasy.
Birney Lettick became a highly-regarded, much sought after illustrator, whose career included ads and cover art for movie promotions and for Time, Colliers, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest.... Read full biography
Birney Lettick became a highly-regarded, much sought after illustrator, whose career included ads and cover art for movie promotions and for Time, Colliers, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest. He was also a painter, and created over twenty portraits of world and industry leaders for the cover... Read full biography
Birney Lettick became a highly-regarded, much sought after illustrator, whose career included ads and cover art for movie promotions and for Time, Colliers, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest. He was also a painter, and created over twenty portraits of world and industry leaders for the cover of Time Magazine, all of which are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. His final painting before his death was a portrait of President Reagan for the cover... Read full biography
Birney Lettick became a highly-regarded, much sought after illustrator, whose career included ads and cover art for movie promotions and for Time, Colliers, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest. He was also a painter, and created over twenty portraits of world and industry leaders for the cover of Time Magazine, all of which are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. His final painting before his death was a portrait of President Reagan for the cover of Time. Lettick was a native of Connecticut and attended Yale University Art School as a student of Josef Albers. Anatomy instruction included the dissection of cadavers. Before starting his art career, he served in World War II. From 1955 to 1970,... Read full biography
Birney Lettick became a highly-regarded, much sought after illustrator, whose career included ads and cover art for movie promotions and for Time, Colliers, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest. He was also a painter, and created over twenty portraits of world and industry leaders for the cover of Time Magazine, all of which are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. His final painting before his death was a portrait of President Reagan for the cover of Time. Lettick was a native of Connecticut and attended Yale University Art School as a student of Josef Albers. Anatomy instruction included the dissection of cadavers. Before starting his art career, he served in World War II. From 1955 to 1970, he taught at the New Haven Art Workshop, and shortly before he died, he did a lecture tour in... Read full biography
Birney Lettick - Artist Info
About Birney Lettick: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (2)
All MuseumsYale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271