Background
Lachman, Harry was born on June 29, 1886 in Louisiana Salle, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin and Augusta (Neustadt) Lachman.
Lachman, Harry was born on June 29, 1886 in Louisiana Salle, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin and Augusta (Neustadt) Lachman.
Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay.
Settled in Paris, 1912. Four paintings bought by French Government for the Musee du Luxembourg and one for the Petit Palais. Represented in The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Delgado Museum (New Orleans), et cetera
Connected with American Red Cross, World War, with American Expeditionary Forces Engineer Corps, chief instructor landscape painting at American Expeditionary Force art training centre, Bellevue, after the Armistice, later with American Committee for Devastated France.
Production manager Rex Ingram Productions, Nice, 3 years. Now director and producer at own studios in Nice.
Chevalier Legion of Honor (France). Address: Nice, France.
Married Quon Tai.