Edgar Leeteg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Leeteg

American artist

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1904

Place of Birth: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1953

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edgar William Leeteg (April 13, 1904 East St.
Louis, Illinois – February 7, 1953 Papeete, Tahiti) was an American painter often considered the father of American velvet painting.
He became a French citizen after immigrating to French Polynesia in 1933, where he spent the rest of his life painting the local life on black velvet.