Background
Leich, Chester was born on January 31, 1889 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles and Wilhelmine (Lemcke) Leich.
Leich, Chester was born on January 31, 1889 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles and Wilhelmine (Lemcke) Leich.
Educated in the United States and abroad. Studied in Italian and German art schools, 1911-1915. Graduate work, University of Munich, 1911.
Townley. One man show George Washington University Library, 1958. Works Landing at Ulvik and Village Street, Bedford, reproduced in Fine Prints of Year, 1930, 32. Etchings in permanent collections National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington District of Columbia.
Library of Congress.
Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe. Society of America Etchers. Evansville Museum; National Academy of Design Library.
Newark Public Library.
Public Museum, Evansville, Indiana. Swope Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, Montclair Art Museum.
Member Society American Graphic Artists, Society Washington Printmakers.
Married Jean Graham Townley, July 8, 1927.