Alfred Leslie
1927–2023

Introduction

Alfred Leslie (October 29, 1927 – January 27, 2023) was an American painter and filmmaker. He first achieved success as an Abstract Expressionist painter, but changed course in the early 1960s and became a painter of realistic figurative paintings.

Wikidata identifier

Q577242

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Introduction

First known as an experimental filmmaker and abstract expressionist, Leslie later turned exclusively to figurative painting, producing monumental portraits and a type of updated history painting. He collaborated with Robert Frank on the film "Pull My Daisy" in 1959, written by Jack Kerouac.

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, cinematographer, collagist, painter

ULAN identifier

500006228

Names

Alfred Leslie, Alfred Lesley, Alfred Lippitz

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