Leon Pescheret

Leon Rene Pescheret was a designer, etcher, and illustrator born in Chiswick, England in 1892.

He studied interior design at the Art Institute of Chicago. Among his design projects was the Memorial Union building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He authored the book "The Principles and Practice of Interior Decorating" in 1925. He later studied etching and operated a studio in Whitewater, Wisconsin for several years. Some of his works are listed online by [http://library.uww.edu/COLLECTN/PescheretCollection.htm |the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's University Library] . He authored "An Introduction to Color Etching" in 1952. During his lifetime he also provided illustrations for two works: "The Spirit of Vienna" (1935) and "Chicago Welcomes You" (1933). After closing his Whitewater studio he moved to Arizona where he died in 1971.

References

*Optiz, G. B., ed. (1986). "Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers", 2nd. ed. Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo.

*Falk, P. H., ed. (1985). "Who Was Who in American Art". Guilford, CT: Sound View.