An art teacher and painter who preferred landscapes but also did portraits and still lifes, Martin Leisser was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he had his studio for over fifty years.
He taught at the School of Design for women, was headmaster of the Pittsburgh Art School, and founder of the Pittsburgh Art Society, which sponsored art exhibitions. His friendship with Andrew Carnegie was influential in Carnegie's including an art school in the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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