Lester Beall
Graphic Designer, Deceased Person
1903 – 1969
Who was Lester Beall?
Lester Beall was an American graphic designer notable as a leading proponent of modernist graphic design in the United States.
His clear and concise use of typography was highly praised both in the United States and abroad. Throughout his career he used bold primary colors and illustrative arrows and lines in a graphic style that became easily recognizable as his own. He eventually moved to rural New York and set up an office, and home, at a premises that he and his family called "Dumbarton Farm". He remained at the farm until his death in 1969.
Lester Thomas Beall was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His family soon moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and later to Chicago, Illinois. Beall studied at the University of Chicago and was active on the varsity track team coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Beall also took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. After a short period of experimentation and professional work in Chicago, Beall moved to New York in 1935. The following year he established his home/office in Wilton, Connecticut.
According to his online AIGA biography by R.
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- Born
- 1903
Kansas City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Died
- 1969
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on July 23, 2013
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