Allen Leepa

Allen Leepa (1919–2009) was an American artist, author, and educator from Michigan and Florida. He was born on January 9, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York, and died on June 26, 2009, in New Port Richey, Florida. He was a benefactor of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art and some of his works are included in its permanent collection. Esther Gentle was his mother and Abraham Rattner was his stepfather. He studied at the Hans Hoffman School and the Bauhaus School of Design. His art includes abstract paintings, lithographs, sculptures and sketches. He won a Childe Hassam Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Personal life His mother was Esther Gentle, a New York City sculptor, painter, printmaker, and gallery manager.