JEB BREITHAUPT, B. Arch., M.B.A
Award Winning Louisiana Artist
Jeb’s primary job is designing, remodeling and building custom homes. His passion for creating Louisiana art dates back to 1976 with his first professional art show.
During Jeb’s high school years, his focus was on art, yet he also worked in his father's contracting firm, drafting plans and being a laborer on construction sites. Jeb has designed house plans since 1971. In 1980 he earned a degree in Architecture, followed by a Master of Business Administration degree at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge in 1981. During this time, Jeb began to create copper plate etchings and prints, typically reflecting his love of Louisiana and its culture.
Upon completion of school, Jeb and wife Robin moved to Dallas, Texas to pursue
printmaking as his career. With six agents and sales in 45 states, Canada and overseas; he also had art shows, two of which were in New York City. By 1984, almost 9,000 of his etchings were in collections throughout the U.S. Today Jeb and Robin have four children and Jeb estimates over 9,500 of his etchings, originals and reproductions are in private collections.
The death of Jeb's father, Joe, in 1983 led Jeb to return to Shreveport to carry on the family business that began in 1953. Jeb continued his love for art through design of unique custom homes. He now enjoys sharing his enthusiasm of his work in community colleges, offering classes on designing, remodeling and building custom homes.
Jeb has judged residential projects nationally with Custom Home Magazine and the National Association of Home Builders. His construction firm was one of 15 firms in the country to receive a "Pacesetter Award" from Custom Home for outstanding customer service. Jeb’s company, JEB Design/Build, LLC, is a two-time winner of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year Award and is part of Remodeling Magazine’s Big 50.
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For more information or to purchase etchings please call Jeb at 318-865-4914!
