Lester Beall
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Lester Beall | |
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 Yearbook photo of Lester Beall, University of Chicago (c. 1926) | |
| Born | 14 March 1903 |
| Died | 20 June 1969 (aged 66) Harkness Pavilion |
| Occupation | Graphic designer, designer |
Lester Beall (1903–1969) was an American graphic designer who was a leading proponent of modernist graphic design in the United States.
Lester Thomas Beall was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and later to Chicago, Illinois. Beall earned a degree in art history from the University of Chicago[2] and was active on the varsity track team coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.[citation needed] Beall also took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] After a short period of experimentation and professional work in Chicago, Beall moved to New York in 1935. The following year he established his home/office in Wilton, Connecticut.[4]
According to his online AIGA biography[4] by R. Roger Remington, "through the 1930s and 1940s Beall produced innovative and highly regarded work for clients including the Chicago Tribune, Sterling Engraving, The Art Directors Club of New York, Hiram Walker, Abbott Laboratories and Time magazine. Of particular interest was his work for the Crowell Publishing Company which produced Colliers magazine. Also of interest in this period are the remarkable poster series for the United States government's Rural Electrification Administration."[4][5]
