Leba Bovard

Also known as Leba Karpin,
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Leba Bovard was an abstract expressionist whose painting career was interrupted by her career in fashion.
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Name
Leba Bovard
Also known as:
  • Leba Karpin
  • (Update 11/05/09 - previously listed as 'also known as' Edith Bovard. Correction supplied by family member. The artist was not known as Edith.)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Dressmaker (ANZSIC code: 1351)
  • Miliner (ANZSIC code: 1351)
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1975
Training
  • Completed studies c.1965 Later known as National Art School, c.1935- East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)