1885 - 1985
Lette Valeska German Painter
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Details
| First Name |
Lette
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| Last Name |
Valeska
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| Birthday |
20th August, 1885
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| Birthplace |
Germany
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| Died |
8th January, 1985
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
German
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| Occupation Text |
Artist
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| Occupation |
Painter
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Lette Valeska (August 20, 1885 – January 8, 1985) was a photographer, painter and sculptor in the Hollywood community. When her husband's chemical plant was confiscated by the Nazi regime, she left her homeland of Germany and traveled with her husband and daughter before moving to New York City in 1937. In 1938 she left her husband and moved to Los Angeles, where she spent the rest of her life. She began a photographic career of children's portraits and quickly gained notoriety among Hollywood stars. She worked as an archivist for the Pasadena Art Museum's Blue Four Collection. At the end of World War II, she organized a friendship correspondence between children in California and Ryswyck, Holland out of gratitude for Ryswyck citizens' assistance to holocaust refugees. At age 50, Valeska began painting and at age 70 began sculpting. She was featured in the Emmy award winning NBC documentary "The Heart Is Not Wrinkled" in 1969.
