Willard boepple biography of christopher
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Obituaries
Christopher ‘Kip’ Gresham
Fen, 1965-69
Kip Gresham, who has passed away aged 72, was a renowned printmaker and pioneer in screen-printing technology. He loved collaborating with artists, producing colourful abstract works and making prints for leading British and international artists.
In 1975, Kip co-founded the Manchester Print Workshop with Steve Currie. His work with artist Cecile Elstein featured in the exhibition A Printmaking Partnership (1991) at the City’s Whitworth Gallery. Painter and poet Adrian Henri was one of his many other collaborations from this period.
In 1982, Kip returned to Cambridge to establish the Chilford Hall Press with entrepreneur Sam Alper. Here, he collaborated with artists including Elisabeth Frink, Terry Frost and Philip Sutton. In 1989, Chilford Hall Press merged with Curwen Studio to form Curwen Chilford Prints, adding artists such as Gillian Ayres and Prunella Clough to his client list.
Kip developed True-Grain,
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Anthony Caro (1924 - 2013) played a pivotal role in the development of twentieth century sculpture. After studying sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools in London, he worked as assistant to Henry Moore. He came to public attention with a show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963, where he exhibited large abstract sculptures brightly painted and standing directly on the ground so that they engage the spectator on a one-to-one basis. This was a radical departure from the way sculpture had hitherto been seen and paved the way for future developments in three-dimensional art.
Caro’s teaching at St Martin’s School of Art in London (1953 -1981) was very influential. His questioning approach opened up new possibilities, both formally and with regard to subject matter. His innovative work as well as his teaching led to a flowering and a new confidence in sculpture worldwide.
Caro often worked in steel, but also in a diverse range of other materials, including bronze, silver
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East Hampton, United States
Willard Boepple (1945); DeWitt Godfrey (1960); Caspar Henselmann (1933); Mia Westerlund Roosen (1942); Richard Nonas (1936); Ned Smyth (1948);
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London, United Kingdom
Willard Boepple (1945);
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Venezia, Italy
Noble (1954); Zora Palová (1947); Tom Phillips (1937); William Pye (1938); Marc Quinn (1964); Wendy Ramshaw (1939); Keith kant (1956); Peter Randall-Page (