Esther Gentle

Esther Gentle was a New York City sculptor, painter, printmaker, and gallery manager. She became Abraham Rattner's second wife in 1949.[1] Gentle ran an art reproductions business and a New York art gallery. Her work is part of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art's permanent collection. [2] She is the mother of Dr. Allen Leepa.[3]

References

  1. Tampa Bay Magazine - Mar-Apr 2009 - Page 50 books.google.com/books?id=D1gEAAAAMBAJ
  2. A Memoir of Creativity: Abstract Painting, Politics & the...] books.google.com/books?isbn=1440123225 by Piri Halasz - 2009
  3. Tampa Bay Magazine - May-Jun 2000 - Page 159