The Lee LeBlanc Wildlife Art Gallery
Lee LeBlanc(1913-88) a graduate of
Iron River High School in 1931,studied art and in1937 began his Hollywood
motion picture career as animator to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
From 1941 to 1956, he was an
artist for Twentieth Century Fox, leaving to become administrative head
of MGM Special Photographic Effects Department. He retired in 1962 and
he and his wife returned to the Iron River area.
His career found new direction
in calendar art with commissions from Brown and Bigelow and Shedd Brown.
He also began book illustrating. In 1967 he was appointed art director
for Oddo Publishing.
The focus of the 70's was in wildlife
painting. His awards were many.
