Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker.
Biography
Biography
Léger was born in the Argentan, Orne, Basse-Normandie, where his father raised cattle. He apprenticed with an architect from 1897-1899 before moving in 1900 to Paris, where he supported himself as an architectural draftsman. After military service in Versailles in 1902-1903, he enro more...