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Title
J. Lloyd LeMaster, Jr. papers
Date(s)
- 1944-1951 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder and 4 photographs
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Biographical history
Jay LeMaster (ILLU 1951) was born on June 23, 1927. He took his first class at Art Center in the summer of 1944 when he was 17. He returned after college (Oregon State) in 1948 as a student in the Illustration program. He was an independent artist and illustrator until he lost his vocal chords in 1992 to cancer. He devoted the rest of his life to the support of laryngectomees and anti-tobacco efforts. He died in New York on December 27, 2007.
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The J. Lloyd LeMaster papers are photographs of LeMaster and his friends as students, including an image of Al King's classroom. Also included is an enrollment letter and receipt for his first class at Art Center.
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