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Pele de Lappe (Phyllis deLappe) was born on 4 May, 1916 in San Francisco, California, U.S., is an A social realist artist. Discover Pele de Lappe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
| Popular As |
Phyllis deLappe |
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| Age |
91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
4 May 1916 |
| Birthday |
4 May |
| Birthplace |
San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
1 October, 2007 |
| Died Place |
Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Pele de Lappe Height, Weight & Measurements
At 91 years old, Pele de Lappe height not available right now. We will update Pele de Lappe's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Pele de Lappe's Husband?
Her husband is Bert Edises (1934–1949), Steve Murdock (1953–1969)
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| Husband |
Bert Edises (1934–1949), Steve Murdock (1953–1969) |
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Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Pele de Lappe Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pele de Lappe worth at the age of 91 years old? Pele de Lappe’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. She is from United States. We have estimated Pele de Lappe's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
artist |
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Timeline
Phyllis de Lappe, also known as Pele de Lappe or Pele deLappe (1916–2007) was an American artist, known for her social realist paintings, prints, and drawings.
She also worked as a journalist, newspaper editor, illustrator, and political cartoonist.
de Lappe had been a resident for many years in Berkeley, California and later, Petaluma, California.
She was born as Phyllis deLappe on May 4, 1916 in San Francisco, California and was the fourth-generation of her family born in San Franciscan.
Her father, Wes deLappe was a commercial artist and her mother was Dorothy Sheldon deLappe.
She started her career as an artist at age 14, studying art at California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute) under Arnold Blanch.
Two years later she continued education at Art Students League of New York, working with artists Edward Lansing, Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan and Charles Locke.
While in New York, she befriended artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in the 1930s.
This was during Rivera's Rockefeller Center mural, Man at the Crossroads and de Lappe modeled and assisted on the mural.
By 1934, she returned to San Francisco, joined the Communist party and became active in the labor movement.
In 1934, she married lawyer, Bertram "Bert" Edises and together they had two children.
She taught figure drawing at the California Labor School during the 1940s.
She also worked in the 1940s as an editor and political cartoonist for The People's World, a labor movement newspaper.
She additionally worked as an illustrator for other newspapers, including: Daily Worker, The New Masses, L'Unita Operaia, West Oakland Beacon, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
The couple divorced in 1949.
In 1952, de Lappe alongside several artists from the California Labor School went on and founded the Graphic Arts Workshop (GAW), a cooperative printmaking studio in San Francisco.
She was married from 1953 until 1969 to Steve Murdock, a writer for People's World the labor movement newspaper.
She moved to Petaluma in the 1990 to be closer to her friend and longtime partner, artist Byron Randall and this romance lasted until his death in 1999.
In 1999, she published her autobiography, Pele: A Passionate Journey through Art and the Red Press.
Her artwork is in many public collections, including: National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), Syracuse University, and the Library of Congress.
