Lester W. Bentley

Lester W. Bentley
Born1908
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Died1972
Madison, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt
Alma materArt Institute of Chicago
Known forPortraiture
StyleLithography
SpouseConstance Loilen

Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972) was an American artist from Wisconsin. He is most well known for painting portraits and murals. The two portraits he is most famous for painting are of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William O. Douglas.[1] Bentley painted the portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 for Columbia University.[2]

  1. ^ "Lester W. Bentley | MOWA Online Archive". wisconsinart.org. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lester Public Library". engagedpatrons.org. Retrieved February 3, 2015.