OM.2024.056 - Jonathan Leiter - USA

OM.2024.056 - Jonathan Leiter - postcard - 4 x 6 inches - correspondence art

Jonathan Leiter was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1959. He grew up in the New York metropolitan area and attended high school at Akiba Academy in Philadelphia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Design from Rutgers University, where he studied painting with Leon Golub and performance art with Geoff Hendricks. He has performed under the name Reuben Sandwich since 1980 and has appeared in many performance spaces throughout New York City. He has also hosted Reuben's Flophouse, evenings of musical variety in numerous downtown spaces, such as Max Fish and Wonderbar, as well as performing for many fundraising benefits. He has been performing as Minnie Van Driver, International Ambassador of Love since 2002.