Louis Kahan b. 25 May 1905

Also known as Ludwig Kahan
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Louis Kahan was a versatile, multi-talented artist and designer. He served in the French Foreign Legion and worked as a tailor in Paris where he associated with Josephine Baker and Matisse. He settled in Australia in 1947 and was best known as a sketcher and painter, winning the Archibald with a portrait of Patrick White in 1962.
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Other occupations
  • Interpreter and technical draughtsman, Allied Forces, North Africa (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • French Foreign Legion, World War II (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Staff Draughtsman - Le Figaro (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Art Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Stage Designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Couture Designer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Tailor (ANZSIC code: 1351)
  • Interpreter and technical draughtsman, Allied Forces, North Africa (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • French Foreign Legion, World War II (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Staff Draughtsman - Le Figaro (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Art Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • Illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Stage Designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Couture Designer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Tailor