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1902 Elgin, Illinois - 1967 Norwich, Vermont. Known for: Genre - human activity, landscape paintings.
Born in Elgin, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Kenneth George Shopen was the son of a watchmaker. He began as a staff writer for the Elgin Daily News in 1920 but a year later he enrolled at the... Read full biography
Born in Elgin, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Kenneth George Shopen was the son of a watchmaker. He began as a staff writer for the Elgin Daily News in 1920 but a year later he enrolled at the University of Illinois as an English major. He graduated in 1925 and then entered the School of the... Read full biography
Born in Elgin, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Kenneth George Shopen was the son of a watchmaker. He began as a staff writer for the Elgin Daily News in 1920 but a year later he enrolled at the University of Illinois as an English major. He graduated in 1925 and then entered the School of the University of Illinois on a full-time scholarship. After graduation Shopen was hired as a part-time art teacher at Chicago's Latin School for Boys. This led to another position at the Art Institute of... Read full biography
Born in Elgin, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Kenneth George Shopen was the son of a watchmaker. He began as a staff writer for the Elgin Daily News in 1920 but a year later he enrolled at the University of Illinois as an English major. He graduated in 1925 and then entered the School of the University of Illinois on a full-time scholarship. After graduation Shopen was hired as a part-time art teacher at Chicago's Latin School for Boys. This led to another position at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1931 where he remained for the next fourteen years. He was active in the Art Institute's annual exhibitions between 1931 and 1949. Also in the 1930s he took part in various groups dedicated to the art of etching and he exhibited watercolors at... Read full biography
Born in Elgin, Illinois on September 11, 1902, Kenneth George Shopen was the son of a watchmaker. He began as a staff writer for the Elgin Daily News in 1920 but a year later he enrolled at the University of Illinois as an English major. He graduated in 1925 and then entered the School of the University of Illinois on a full-time scholarship. After graduation Shopen was hired as a part-time art teacher at Chicago's Latin School for Boys. This led to another position at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1931 where he remained for the next fourteen years. He was active in the Art Institute's annual exhibitions between 1931 and 1949. Also in the 1930s he took part in various groups dedicated to the art of etching and he exhibited watercolors at the Brooklyn Museum and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1931, 1941 and 1943 Shopen s... Read full biography
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Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesRole and Impact: The Chicago Society of Artists
1979Yochim, Louise Dunn297 pagesThe Fifty-fifth Annual American Exhibition: Water Colors and Drawings
1944
(Exhibition catalog)The Art Institute of Chicago22 pages