Lee Boltin

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Lee Boltin (November 19, 1917 - October 29, 1991) was an American photographer. [1]

Biography

Boltin was born in New York City . He was trained at the American Museum of Natural History which he left in 1954. [2] He died of leukemia at the age of 73 on October 29, 1991. During his life he made photographs for books Tutankhamen: The Tomb and Its Treasures in 1977 and Masterpieces of Primitive Art in 1978. [3]

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References

  1. Boltin, Lee. "Social Security Death Index". genealogybank.com/. genealogybank. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Bridgeman acquires The Boltin Picture Library" . Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. "Lee Boltin Dies at 73; A Photographer of Art". The New York Times. October 30, 1991. Retrieved October 5, 2013.