Lee Balterman (1920 – March 16, 2012)Cremation Society of Illinois
. Retrieved May 2, 2012. was an American photographer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Balterman graduated from high school in 1938, and later took evening classes in drawing and painting at the

Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum is based in the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago's Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park. Its collection, stewa ...

. In 1942, during

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, Balterman enlisted in the

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. First stationed in England, he then served in

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, France, working as a hospital aide and later as an army photographer. After being discharged in 1946, Balterman returned to Chicago and began working as a freelance photographer for the Globe, Rapho-Guillumette, and Black Star agencies, as well as producing covers for

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such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He was noted in particular as a photograph of ballet. He died in 2012, aged 91.

In popular media

In 2010, Balterman was interviewed by famous

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fan Jerry Pritikin, known as the Bleacher Preacher. During the interview, Balterman and Pritikin discussed Balterman's Cubs' stories and historical photo assignments."Lee Balterman Interview"
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References

20th-century American photographers 1920 births 2012 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II American expatriates in England American expatriates in France {{US-photographer-stub