Born in Woods Cross, Utah on April 2, 1912, Palmer Schoppe moved with his family to southern California in 1920 and settled in Santa Monica. Artistically inclined, he began painting when quite young.... Read full biography
Born in Woods Cross, Utah on April 2, 1912, Palmer Schoppe moved with his family to southern California in 1920 and settled in Santa Monica. Artistically inclined, he began painting when quite young. He was educated at UCLA and, following one year in the Merchant Marines, he attended Yale School of... Read full biography
Born in Woods Cross, Utah on April 2, 1912, Palmer Schoppe moved with his family to southern California in 1920 and settled in Santa Monica. Artistically inclined, he began painting when quite young. He was educated at UCLA and, following one year in the Merchant Marines, he attended Yale School of Fine Arts and the ASL in NYC. After returning to Los Angeles in 1934, he produced lithographs and abstract watercolors of the black people of South Carolina's low country and jazz musicians. Schoppe... Read full biography
Born in Woods Cross, Utah on April 2, 1912, Palmer Schoppe moved with his family to southern California in 1920 and settled in Santa Monica. Artistically inclined, he began painting when quite young. He was educated at UCLA and, following one year in the Merchant Marines, he attended Yale School of Fine Arts and the ASL in NYC. After returning to Los Angeles in 1934, he produced lithographs and abstract watercolors of the black people of South Carolina's low country and jazz musicians. Schoppe taught at the Disney Studio Training School (1934-37), Chouinard Art Institute (1935-42), Art Center School (1945-53), and USC Film Dept (1954-76). Schoppe died in Santa Monica on March 11, 2001. Exhibitions: . Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1935,... Read full biography
Born in Woods Cross, Utah on April 2, 1912, Palmer Schoppe moved with his family to southern California in 1920 and settled in Santa Monica. Artistically inclined, he began painting when quite young. He was educated at UCLA and, following one year in the Merchant Marines, he attended Yale School of Fine Arts and the ASL in NYC. After returning to Los Angeles in 1934, he produced lithographs and abstract watercolors of the black people of South Carolina's low country and jazz musicians. Schoppe taught at the Disney Studio Training School (1934-37), Chouinard Art Institute (1935-42), Art Center School (1945-53), and USC Film Dept (1954-76). Schoppe died in Santa Monica on March 11, 2001. Exhibitions: . Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1935, 1943; American Artists Congress (LA), 1936; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; California WaterCo. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in... Read full biography
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