Richard Koppe
Richard Koppe (1916–1973) was an American artist whose work has been exhibited in many museums in America including the MOMA and the Whitney. Koppe was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and moved to Chicago in 1937 to study at the New Bauhaus (which later became the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology).
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Richard Koppe
- Born
- 1916 · Saint Paul.
- Died
- 1973 · Chicago.
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- United States
- Occupation
- painter
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Born at Saint Paul in 1916, died in Chicago in 1973.
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Richard Koppe (1916 – 4 March 1973) was an artist, painter and university teacher. The birth of Richard Koppe is recorded in 1916 in Saint Paul, Minnesota., and the death on 4 March 1973 in Chicago, Illinois.
Employment is recorded with Illinois Institute of Technology. Work by Richard Koppe is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago and Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Chicago, Illinois. is recorded as a place of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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