Richard Koppe
Richard Koppe (born 1916 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ; died March 4, 1973 in Chicago ) was an American abstract painting artist.
Life
Richard Koppe began studying painting in 1933 at the St. Paul Art College with Cameron Booth (1892–1980). From 1937 to 1938 he studied at the New Bauhaus with László Moholy-Nagy , György Kepes , Alexander Archipenko and Hin Bredendieck . In 1939 he joined the Federal Art Project . During World War II he worked for the US Air Force .
Koppe became a lecturer at the University of Texas in 1944 and from 1946 headed the basic course at Moholy-Nagy's Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago . In 1949 he was appointed director of the Visual Design Department by Serge Chermayeff . From 1961 he was director of the Fine Arts Department.
Koppe went to the University of Illinois in 1963 and was appointed Professor of Art there in 1965. Koppe was married to the artist Catherine Hinkle (1926–1974).
A Richard Koppe archive was established at Syracuse University .
Fonts (selection)
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The New Bauhaus, Chicago. 1970.
- The new Bauhaus Chicago. In: Eckhard Neumann: Bauhaus and Bauhäusler , 1996, pp. 358–367.
literature
- Eckhard Neumann (ed.): Bauhaus and Bauhäusler: Memories and Confessions. Adult new edition. DuMont Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7701-1673-9 , p. 357f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Koppe in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kyle MacMillan: Richard Koppe . Exhibition review, in: Art in America, April 1, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koppe, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American abstract painting artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1973 |
| Place of death | Chicago |