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Painter, muralist, and sculptor Rico Lebrun
was born in Naples, Italy in 1900, and died in Malibu, California
in 1964. He is known for strong figurative images, frequently
in black and white. In 1954, he began work on his Buchenwald
series, an exploration of the horrors of World War II. His
Crucifixion Series (as a metaphor) was the basis of a retropective
exhibit in Los Angeles in 1967. His work has been exhibited
by and is in the collections of numerous museums throughtout
the U.S., South America, and Europe. Major exhibits of his
work were held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in
1945, 1948, 1951 (prize), and the famous retrospective in
1967. Other exhibits include Venice Biennal, 1950; Whitney
Museum of American Art, 1938-63, Art Gallery of Toronto (solo),
1949, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art, 1945, 1951-53 (gold
medal); among many others.
- Artwork of Rico Lebrun at Heritage Gallery -
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