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[[File:Lebo 01.jpg|thumb|250px|LEBO painting live at the [[Miami Book Fair International]] in 2014]]
 
'''David Adam Le Batard''' (19 November 1972 – 1 August 2023), also known by the nickname '''LEBO''', was an American [[Line art|graphic]] and [[Fine art|fine]] artist known for his murals, live painting, and sculpture. He was described as having been one of southern Florida's "most recognizable artists",<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Vanessa |title=Inside the artist’sartist's studio |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/Miami-com/ |website=Miami Herald |publisher=Miami Herald |access-date=5 August 2004}}</ref> and "almost an institution" in the art world for his wide range of media, projects, and locations.<ref name="auto2">{{cite news |last1=Schaub |first1=Charlyne Varkonyi |title=Artist finds commercial, fine art worlds blend |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114009856/artist-finds-commercial-fine-art-worlds/ |newspaper=[[The Bradenton Herald]] |location=Fort Lauderdale |page=74 |date=2004-08-22 |access-date=2022-12-07 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
 
== Personal history ==
Le Batard was born in [[New York City]] on 19 November 1972, to [[Cuban American|Cuban immigrant]] parents, Gonzalo and Lourdes Le Batard.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |date=1997-07-13 |title=Artist's Cartoon World Fuses Patria and Pop Culture |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114269329/artists-cartoon-world-fuses-patria-and/ |first=Liz |last=Balmaseda |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]] |pages=1I, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114269433/artists-cartoon-world-fuses-patria-and/ 5I] |access-date=2022-12-07 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He was raised in [[South Florida]],<ref name=langerado>{{Cite web |title=Live Paintings by LEBO; Langerado Music Festival |url=http://www.langerado.com/home |url-status= |access-date=6 November 2011 |website=Langerado}}</ref>{{fv|date=December 2022}} where he attended the [[Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School]] in [[Hollywood, Florida]], then [[Florida International University]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1990 |title=Artist draws on his experience |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/978/story/482569.html |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=Miami Herald}}</ref> He won the 1990 [[Silver Knight Award]] for art in [[Broward County, Florida]],<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Miami Herald | date=May 9, 1990 | page=14A | title=Ceremony honors Broward's best, brightest students | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114039820/david-le-batard-silver-knight-award/}}</ref> and later judged that competition. He was a lecturer in residence at the [[International Museum of Cartoon Art]] while attending [[Florida International University]], which he graduated in 1995.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>
 
Le Batard was the younger brother of Miami [[sportswriter]] [[Dan Le Batard]], who hosts the radio and television program ''[[The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz]]''. David occasionally made appearances on his brother's show despite the fact that he had, by his own admission, never willingly attended a sporting event. He also served as the show's art director, designing television graphics and its former studio at the Clevelander Hotel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lebatard |first1=& Friends |title=The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dan-le-batard-show-with-stugotz/id934820588 |website=Apple Podcasts |publisher=Apple Podcasts |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>
 
He was married to his long-time love and collaborator of 11 years, Brenna Mello, considered by his closest friends and brother to the perfect match for his passion, intensity and energy level. David Le Batard died on the 1st1 August 2023, at the age of 50, after a year-long battle with late-stage cancer, while surrounded by his wife and some of his dearest friends.<ref>[https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/08/01/miami-artist-lebo-dies/ Miami artist LEBO dies after struggle with illness]</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Rosa | first=Amanda | title=Miami artist David Le Batard, known as Lebo, dies at 50, says brother Dan Le Batard | website=Miami Herald | date=2023-08-01 | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article277843588.html | access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{citewebcite web |last1=Miami |first1=Herald |title=Miami artist David Le Batard, known as Lebo, dies at 50, says brother Dan Le Batard |url=https://amp.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article277843588.html |website=Miami Herald |publisher=Miami Herald |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
 
== Themes and influences ==