Lee LeBlanc "A Lacassine Memory" Limited Edition Print 230/800 29 x 21" 

• Lee LeBlanc (1913-1988)
• Peterson Gallery Sporting Prints, Los Angeles
• Lacassine Marsh is located at the southern confluence of the Mississippi and Central flyways, the winter home of myriad of waterfowl in Louisiana.

Lee LeBlanc (1913-1988), a graduate of Iron River High School in 1931, studied art and in1937 began his Hollywood motion picture career as an animator to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.  

His best-known film production was “Ben Hur”. 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 as Art Director for MGM in 1962.  

He returned to his hometown Iron River and began painting wildlife.  He has won the National Duck Stamp, the National Turkey Stamp and the National Bass Stamp awards.  Over 200 of his works are on display. 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 in the 1970s was wildlife painting. His earned many awards.

A Lacassine Memory an original painting by Lee LeBlanc was reproduced and limited to 800 signed and numbered reproductions of the original art. .At the conclusion of printing, the printing plates were destroyed. A copyright has been registered with the United State Patent Office and no future editions will be published.