Bernard Safran

Bernard Safran
Self portrait, 1974
Born(1924-06-03)June 3, 1924[1]
New York City, United States
DiedOctober 14, 1995(1995-10-14) (aged 71)
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
OccupationPainter
Known forTime magazine cover portraits

Bernard Safran (June 3, 1924 – October 14, 1995) was an American painter known for his realistic portraits and scenes of everyday life in New York and in rural Canada. He created many portraits for Time magazine covers, with subjects that included Elizabeth II, Pope John XXIII, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.