Pierre Le-Tan
Pierre Le-Tan (1950 - 2019) was a French illustrator and painter.
Pierre Le-Tan
- Name
- Pierre Le-Tan
- Born
- June 5, 1950
- Died
- September 17, 2019
- Occupation
- Illustrator, painter Pierre Le-Tan (1950 - 2019) was a French illustrator and painter.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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• Name — Pierre Le-Tan • Born — June 5, 1950 • Died — September 17, 2019 • Occupation — Illustrator, painter Pierre Le-Tan (1950 - 2019) was a French illustrator and painter.
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Pierre Le-Tan (5 June 1950 – 17 September 2019) was an author, furniture designer, interior designer, draughtsman and illustrator. The birth of Pierre Le-Tan is recorded on 5 June 1950, and the death on 17 September 2019 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).
Biography
Biography
Pierre Le-Tan was born on June 5, 1950, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, to a Vietnamese father and French mother. His father Lê Phổ (1907–2001) was a painter and came to Paris to complete his studies at Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1937. Pierre learnt to draw from his father. It was on advice of an American friend of his mother that he sent his drawings to The New Yorker. At age 17, Le-Tan was commissioned by The New Yorker magazine for his first cover, which would mark the beginning of a long collaboration with many other American publications, such as Vogue, The Atlantic, Madame Figaro, Fortune and Harper's Bazaar. Spanning over 50 years, Le-Tan's career spanned designing sets for films and theaters, to designing over 100 book covers and film posters. He died on September 17, 2019, in Villejuif.
Documentary record
Pierre Le-Tan was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).
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Life and career
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1950
Pierre Le-Tan born at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
2019
Pierre Le-Tan died at Villejuif.
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Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Villejuif.
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Literature
Literature
Literature
Les énigmes de Pierre Le-Tan, La Nouvelle Revue française, 2020
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- 1.Slotnik, Daniel E. Pierre Le-Tan, Illustrator With a Quiet Touch, Dies at 69. The New York Times. 2019-10-04. 0362-4331.
- 2.Hodgson, Moira. 'A Few Collectors' Review: Touring Their Cabinets of Curiosities. WSJ.
- 3.Diderich, Jennifer Weil, Joelle. Illustrator Pierre Le-Tan Dies. WWD. 2019-09-18.
- 4.French Artist Pierre Le-Tan Leaves an Indelible Mark. Architectural Digest. 2019-09-20.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3385830: Pierre Le-TanWikimedia Foundation
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