Jan Balet

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Jan Balet
Jan Balet creating a lithograph.jpg
Born(1913-07-20)20 July 1913
Bremen, Germany
Died31 January 2009(2009-01-31) (aged 95)
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
Website janbalet.com

Jan Balet (1913 – 2009) was a painter, graphic artist and illustrator, known for his naive style

Balet was born on 20 July 1913 in Bremen, Germany. [1] He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He emigrated to the United States in 1938 and bean a career in commercial art in New York City. For a time he was the art director for Mademoiselle magazine. [2] His work was included in the 1949 exhibition The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club at the Museum of Modern Art. [3] In 1962 he created a cover for The Saturday Evening Post . [4]

Balet illustrated several children's books including The Snow Queen in 1942 and What Makes an Orchestra in 1962. [5]

Balet died on 31 January 2009 in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Balet, Jan". AKL Online. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jan B. Balet - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jan Balet". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jan Balet Archives". The Saturday Evening Post. 24 November 1962. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Balet, Jan, 1913-2009". OCLC. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
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