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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