Len Steckler, born and raised in New York, always knew the image would be-          come the cornerstone of his life's work. As a young illustrator, he won the Na-          tional Academy Design Award and, after being part of the prestigious Charles         Cooper studio, he gained prominence as the originator of the new campaign for         the first diet drink, Diet Pepsi. His illustrations appeared in all the leading         magazines of the day, such as COLLIER'S, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE         LADIES HOME JOURNAL, and THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

        In the 60's and 70's, he was famous for his fashion and beauty photography.         His work appeared in major ad campaigns for Revlon, Cover Girl make-up,         AT&T, Ivory Soap, and American Airlines, among many others. He gave early         starts to many young models including Jennifer O'Neill, Susan Blakeley, Cybil         Shepherd, and Maud Adams. His photographs appeared in VOGUE and         HARPER'S BAZAAR, and many books on photography. He subsequently         became well known for his published photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Carl         Sandburg, Andres Segovia, John Wayne, and many more celebrities of the era.         Continuing his career directing and producing commercials, he gained nation-         wide acclaim for putting Joe Namath in pantyhose for a Hanes commercial.         His Noxema spots with the famous phrase, "Take it off, take it all off!" became         a pop culture phenomenon.

        Steckler directed and filmed the live segments in the Emmy™-award winning         television special, "Free To Be You and Me," and won numerous awards         including, Clios, The Silver Lion from the Venice Film Festival, the award for         best commercial from the American Television and Radio Commercials festival,         the Hollywood Television and Radio festival award, and many Art Directors         Club Awards from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

        Upon moving to Los Angeles, he produced and directed movies for television         and continued making television commercials. By the early 90's, through an          epiphany on a family trip, he returned to his first love… painting. The fun-         damentals of his early art foundation became the glue upon which his entire         life's work has been held together.  It was always irrelevant whether Steckler         used charcoal, paint, a camera or a computer…it has always been the image that         matters. He is currently a collected and recognized artist whose, "evolutionary"         style has gained acknowledgement and respect. He continues to create and         reside in Los Angeles.