- Lester Beall (1903–1969) was a twentieth-century American graphic designer notable
- Lester Thomas Beall was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
- His family soon moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and later to Chicago, Illinois.
- Beall studied at the University of Chicago
- Beall also took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. After a short period of experimentation and professional work in Chicago, Beall moved to New York in 1935. The following year he established his home/office in Wilton, Connecticut.
- Through the 1930s and 1940s Beall produced innovative work for clients including the Chicago Tribune, Sterling Engraving, The Art Directors Club of New York, Hiram Walker, Abbott Laboratories and Time magazine.
- Of particular interest was his work for the Crowell Publishing Company which produced Colliers magazine.The promotional covers "Will There Be War?" and "Hitler's Nightmare" are powerful designs which distill messages of the time.
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