biography of Benjamin, Ben LASSEN (1904-1968)

Birth place: Deerheld Township, Cumberland County, NJ

Profession: Sculptor, painter, commercial artists

Studied: Pratt Inst., 1917-18; Albright Art School, Buffalo, NY, 1921-23; Cooper Union, 1923-25; ASL, 1923-28; Grand Central Art School, 1931-34

Exhibited: NYC WPA Art" at Parsons School Design, 1977"

Member: AEA

Comments: WPA artist. Did free-lance commercial work for film companies, including 20th-Century-Fox, Columbia Pictures, Cinerama and Paramount Pictures.

Sources: New York City WPA Art, 99.