The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Hugo Sperger PUBLICATIONS
1900 Northern Italy - 1996 Salyersville, Kentucky. Known for: Naive fantasy often religious painting, folk art.
Born to German parents in Northern Italy in 1922, Hugo Sperger was from a family, which immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1929. The family farmed in upstate New York. After serving in the... Read full biography
Born to German parents in Northern Italy in 1922, Hugo Sperger was from a family, which immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1929. The family farmed in upstate New York. After serving in the Pacific in World War II, Hugo found factory work in Michigan and Indiana. He eventually met and... Read full biography
Born to German parents in Northern Italy in 1922, Hugo Sperger was from a family, which immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1929. The family farmed in upstate New York. After serving in the Pacific in World War II, Hugo found factory work in Michigan and Indiana. He eventually met and married Faye Reed and moved to her home community near Salyersville. Sperger was diagnosed with cancer in 1970 and battled it for the rest of his life. Faye eventually bought Hugo some paints to help... Read full biography
Born to German parents in Northern Italy in 1922, Hugo Sperger was from a family, which immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1929. The family farmed in upstate New York. After serving in the Pacific in World War II, Hugo found factory work in Michigan and Indiana. He eventually met and married Faye Reed and moved to her home community near Salyersville. Sperger was diagnosed with cancer in 1970 and battled it for the rest of his life. Faye eventually bought Hugo some paints to help keep him occupied. He produced hundreds of paintings and woodcarvings covering an outstanding array of subject matter. Sperger’s work began to gain attention in the mid-1980s and was subsequently included in several important exhibitions and has been... Read full biography
Born to German parents in Northern Italy in 1922, Hugo Sperger was from a family, which immigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1929. The family farmed in upstate New York. After serving in the Pacific in World War II, Hugo found factory work in Michigan and Indiana. He eventually met and married Faye Reed and moved to her home community near Salyersville. Sperger was diagnosed with cancer in 1970 and battled it for the rest of his life. Faye eventually bought Hugo some paints to help keep him occupied. He produced hundreds of paintings and woodcarvings covering an outstanding array of subject matter. Sperger’s work began to gain attention in the mid-1980s and was subsequently included in several important exhibitions and has been written about extensively. Source: . Hugo Spencer, Outreach Kentucky Folk Art Center Featured Artists, Webs... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesMuseum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists
1990Rosenak, Chuck and Jan416 pages (color)