Hugh Kappel (born 1910 Berlin – 1982) was an American artist.
Life edit
He received an M.A. in philosophy. He studied at Parisian art schools. He immigrated to New York City in 1938.
In 1940, he became an American citizen. In 1940, he met Anne Heyneman; they married; they had a daughter, Karen, in 1946; but divorced.[1] He taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
His work is in the Walker Art Center,[2] and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.[3] A folder is held at the Archives of American Art.[4]
Exhibitions edit
- 2008 "Abstraction: Summer 2008", McCormick Gallery[5]
- 2005 "Abstract Painting in Minnesota: Selected Works 1930 to the Present" Minnesota Museum of American Art
References edit
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Collections walkerart.org
- ^ "Kappel College and related works". artsconnected.org.
- ^ "Kappel, Hugh in Art & Artists Files in the Smithsonian Libraries' Collections". www.sil.si.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Hugh Kappel exhibitions artslant.com
Bibliography edit
- The Happy Hippopotamus
- The Whoosits