found: Allen Leepa, c1996:p. 27 (b. 1919; 1938-39 attended Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts; 1939-42 attended Columbia Univ. and received Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts)
found: LC data base, Mar. 14, 1997(hdg.: Leepa, Allen)
found: Wikipedia, June 2, 2015(Allen Leepa; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., 1919; d. New Port Richey, Fla., 2009; American artist, author and educator; art professor at Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1945-1983; author of "The challenge of modern art"; benefactor of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art)
found: Tampa Bay times, June 29, 2009, viewed online, June 2, 2015(Allen Leepa; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 9, 1919; d. New Port Richey, June 26, 2009; founder of Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, abstract expressionist artist, author of a biography of artist Abraham Rattner (his stepfather) and "The challenge of modern art", art professor at Michigan State University, 1945-1983)