Leon Lippert- 1863-1947

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Leon Lippert (1863-1947) emigrated to the U.S. from the tiny village of Sailauf, Germany, at the age of 17. He settled in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky area in 1885, and began building on his natural childhood talent for drawing faces by enrolling at the renowned Art Academy of Cincinnati. He opened his first studio in 1889, became a 20-year student in Frank Duveneck’s Life Classes, and was active in the Cincinnati Art Club where he was elected a vice president, director, and eventually an honorary life member.