Edgar Leeteg
Visual Artist
1904 – 1953
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Who was Edgar Leeteg?
Edgar William Leeteg was an American painter often considered the father of American velvet painting. He became a French citizen after immigrating to French Polynesia in 1933, where he spent the rest of his life painting the local life on black velvet.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1904
East St. Louis - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 7, 1953
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on July 23, 2013
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