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Labaudt was born in Paris on May 14, 1880.<ref name="laeveningcitizennewsobit"/> In 1906, he emigrated to the United States and first settled in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. In 1910, he moved to [[San Francisco]] in a studio. In 1919, Labaudt started teaching at the [[California School of Fine Arts]].<ref name="fine"/> He painted two murals in the lobby of the courthouse on [[Spring Street (Los Angeles)|Spring Street]] in Los Angeles: ''Life on the Old Spanish and American Ranchos'' in 1938 and ''Aerodynamism'' in 1941.<ref name="livingnewdealuscourthouse">{{cite web |title=U. S. COURTHOUSE, WESTERN DIVISION: LABAUDT MURALS – LOS ANGELES CA |url=https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/u-s-courthouse-western-division-aerodynamism-mural-los-angeles-ca/ |website=The Living New Deal |publisher=Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>
Labaudt was born in Paris on May 14, 1880.<ref name="laeveningcitizennewsobit"/> In 1906, he emigrated to the United States and first settled in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. In 1910, he moved to [[San Francisco]] in a studio. In 1919, Labaudt started teaching at the [[California School of Fine Arts]].<ref name="fine"/> He painted two murals in the lobby of the courthouse on [[Spring Street (Los Angeles)|Spring Street]] in Los Angeles: ''Life on the Old Spanish and American Ranchos'' in 1938 and ''Aerodynamism'' in 1941.<ref name="livingnewdealuscourthouse">{{cite web |title=U. S. COURTHOUSE, WESTERN DIVISION: LABAUDT MURALS – LOS ANGELES CA |url=https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/u-s-courthouse-western-division-aerodynamism-mural-los-angeles-ca/ |website=The Living New Deal |publisher=Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>


Labaudt was one of the civilian artists invited to join the [[United States Army Art Program]] in World War II, and was appointed to the program in April 1943. When the War Art Unit was abruptly eliminated by Congress, he joined the war art program of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine. He left Los Angeles for India in September 1943, traveling for two months aboard a Liberty ship carrying a cargo of dynamite.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=October 15, 1944 |title=Lucien Labaudt Exhibition |url= |work=[[Oakland Tribune]] |page=22 |access-date=}}</ref> He was killed in a plane crash in [[Assam]] on December 12, 1943, en route to China — the only ''Life'' artist-correspondent to die in the war. None of his sketches or personal effects survived.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sheets |first=Millard |date=January 3, 1944 |title=Letters to the Editor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false |magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]] |page=2 |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/theydrewfire/resources/artists.html |title=Why Send Artists into Combat? |last= |first= |date= |website=They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="fine"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/nine-artists-who-lost-their-lives-on-the-battlefield.htm |title=Nine Artists Who Lost Their Lives on the Battlefield|website=History Net|date=24 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
Labaudt was one of the civilian artists invited to join the [[United States Army Art Program]] in World War II, and was appointed to the program in April 1943. When the War Art Unit was abruptly eliminated by Congress, he joined the war art program of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine. He left Los Angeles for India in September 1943, traveling for two months aboard a Liberty ship carrying a cargo of dynamite.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=October 15, 1944 |title=Lucien Labaudt Exhibition |url= |work=[[Oakland Tribune]] |page=22 |access-date=}}</ref> He was killed in a plane crash in [[Assam]] on December 12, 1943, en route to China — the only ''Life'' artist-correspondent to die in the war. None of his sketches or personal effects survived.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sheets |first=Millard |author-link=Millard Sheets |date=January 3, 1944 |title=Letters to the Editor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false |magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]] |page=2 |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/theydrewfire/resources/artists.html |title=Why Send Artists into Combat? |last= |first= |date= |website=They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="fine"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/nine-artists-who-lost-their-lives-on-the-battlefield.htm |title=Nine Artists Who Lost Their Lives on the Battlefield|website=History Net|date=24 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

Revision as of 11:02, 2 November 2022

Lucien Labaudt
Life artist-correspondent Lucien Lambaudt (December 1943)
Born
Lucien Adolphe Labaudt[1]

(1880-05-14)May 14, 1880[2]
Paris, France
DiedDecember 12, 1943(1943-12-12) (aged 63)
OccupationPainter
Detail of one of Labaudt's frescos at the Beach Chalet in Golden Gate Park, created for the Federal Art Project (1936–1937)

Lucien Adolphe Labaudt (May 14, 1880 - December 12, 1943) was a French-born American painter based in San Francisco, California.[3]

Biography

Labaudt was born in Paris on May 14, 1880.[3] In 1906, he emigrated to the United States and first settled in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1910, he moved to San Francisco in a studio. In 1919, Labaudt started teaching at the California School of Fine Arts.[2] He painted two murals in the lobby of the courthouse on Spring Street in Los Angeles: Life on the Old Spanish and American Ranchos in 1938 and Aerodynamism in 1941.[4]

Labaudt was one of the civilian artists invited to join the United States Army Art Program in World War II, and was appointed to the program in April 1943. When the War Art Unit was abruptly eliminated by Congress, he joined the war art program of Life magazine. He left Los Angeles for India in September 1943, traveling for two months aboard a Liberty ship carrying a cargo of dynamite.[5] He was killed in a plane crash in Assam on December 12, 1943, en route to China — the only Life artist-correspondent to die in the war. None of his sketches or personal effects survived.[6][7][2][8]

Legacy

A Liberty ship named the SS Lucien Labaudt was christened April 7, 1944.

In 1946, Labaudt's widow Marcelle opened the Lucien Labaudt Art Gallery at 1407 Gough Street in San Francisco.[9][10] His work can be seen at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Labaudt, Lucien Adolphe". Getty Museum. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lucien Labaudt (1880-1943)". George Stern Fine Arts. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Artist Lucien Labaudt Loses Life In Plane Crash Near Burma Border". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. December 15, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U. S. COURTHOUSE, WESTERN DIVISION: LABAUDT MURALS – LOS ANGELES CA". The Living New Deal. Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lucien Labaudt Exhibition". Oakland Tribune. October 15, 1944. p. 22.
  6. ^ Sheets, Millard (January 3, 1944). "Letters to the Editor". Life. p. 2. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Why Send Artists into Combat?". They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II. PBS. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nine Artists Who Lost Their Lives on the Battlefield". History Net. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Lucien and Marcelle Labaudt papers, 1896-1987". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Fuller, Mary (August 1962). "Lucien Labaudt: In Memorium". Artforum. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lucien Labaudt". SFMOMA. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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