Leonard Hilton McGurr
Multimedia Artist

Leonard Hilton McGurr Net Worth

Leonard Hilton McGurr, born in 1955 in New York City, is a multimedia artist known as Futura who is credited with pioneering the thin stroked, airbrushed look of abstract street art. He has achieved great success, with over 150,000 followers on his Instagram account and a special edition Hennessy V.S. bottle designed by him in 2012.
Leonard Hilton McGurr is a member of Multimedia Artist

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 17, 1955
Birth Place New York City, NY
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $5 Million (2024)

About

Multimedia Artist known as Futura who pioneered the thin stroked, airbrushed look of abstract street art. He designed the special edition Hennessy V.S. bottle in 2012. He has over 150,000 followers on his futuradosmil Instagram account.

Before Fame

He started painting illegally in the subways of New York in the 1970s. He painted backdrops for punk rock band The Clash's 1981 European tour.

Trivia

His work was published in various books including Coming from the Subway at Groninger Museum in 1992, Beautiful Losers in 2004, and Art in the Streets at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 2011.

Family Life

He has a daughter named Tabatha McGurr.

Associated With

He went to high school with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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