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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
== 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
David Le Batard died on 1 August 2023, at the age of 50.<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>{{
== Themes and influences ==
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