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KAEP, Louis J.
KAEP, Louis J. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19, 1903--Greenwich, CT, Oct. 5, 1991). A graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, Kaep studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academie Julian in Paris. After moving to New York, he was an art director at Montgomery Ward. (1)
Mr. Kaep specialized in landscapes, particularly famous American ones. He received commissions from the United States Navy and the Seabees(2)
The recipient of more than fifty awards, Kaep was nicknamed "The Admiral" after a commission from the United States Navy in 1960 to produce a series of paintings while accompanying the Sixth Fleet on maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea. He later received a similar commission with the Seabees in the South Pacific and Far East in 1961. His paintings were displayed in Washington, D.C. at the Naval Combat Art Collection.
Kaep was the recipient of more than fifty awards including the Gold Medal for Watercolor, Hudson Valley Art Association and Bainbridge Award. (3) For his work, Kaep received the Navy Meritorious Public Service Citation, among the highest honors conferred on a civilian. (4) He was an instructor at the Art Institute, Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society and among those listed in both Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in America.
In 1963 Kaep was vice president of Vogue Wright, one of the largest commercial art studios in New York city which employed a staff of 125 artists and photographers. Kaep later held the presidency and vice-chairmanship of Electrographic Corporation, a New York-based firm involved with graphic arts including advertising and photography. (5)
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Source:
1. "Louis J. Kaep, Watercolorist, 88," New York Times, October 10, 1991, Online: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/10/obituaries/louis-j-kaep-watercolorist-88.html
2. Ibid.
3. "Louis J. Kaep," Online: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/52667804/louis-j-kaep
4. Hickock, Andree. "Greenwich Artist Travels Far and Wide to Record Navy History," The Bridgepost Post, <ay 26, 1953, p. 26
5. "This Old Palette: Louis J. Kaep." Online: http://thisoldpalette.blogspot.com/2010/08/louis-j-kaep.html