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Corban Lepell
Mid Century Modern Silver & Earthtone Abstract Expressionist - Corban Lepell

1955

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Gorgeous mid century modernist abstract combining earth-tones and subtlest metallic silver background by Corban LePell (American, b. 1933), 1955. Signed and dated on verso. Condition: Good; professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Presented in original mid-century wood frame. Image size: 31.75"H x 30"W. Framed size: 34"H x 36"W. LePell graduated from East High School in Wichita then attended the Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln. He earned a MFA in 1959 at the Univ. of Wichita and founded the Wichita State Univ. literary magazine Mikrokosmos in 1958. He taught at University of Wichita 1958- 1960 and Northwestern Univ. from 1961-63, and at California State Univ., Hayward and was living in Hayward in the 1990s. Exhibitions: 10th Missouri Valley Exhibition, 1956; 11th Missouri Valley Exhibition, 1957; Wichita Art Museum, 1960; 64th Annual Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity, 1961; Hayward State Univ., 1962. Awards: Chicago Area Art Exhibit Purchase Award, 1961. Collections: Hayward, CA; Wichita Art Museum; Denver Art Museum; Oklahoma City Art Museum; Sheldon Art Gallery Corban met and married Audrey in Wichita, Kansas, moved with her to Lincoln, Nebraska, Evanston, Illinois, and eventually to Oakland and Hayward, when he became one of the founding faculty members of the Cal State University Hayward Art Department. He taught at CSUH (Hayward), now CSU East Bay, for 40 years, having touched and inspired thousands of students. Many students continue their love of making art, and often credit Corban with changing their lives forever. Corban was an artist his whole life, having made hundreds of drawings and paintings, showing them at various galleries and museums around the country. Starting successfully in Abstract Expressionism, Corban's art continually evolved, including renderings of traditional figures, austere landscapes, objects and textures. He believed deeply in the pursuit of art, beauty, and truth; he always wanted the viewers of his work to experience what it was to "really look, really see" something. Corban started The Okeghem Circle, a cadre of intellectuals and artists, with whom he shared rich conversation on wide-ranging subjects. He greatly valued his Okeghem friends and reveled in their regular meetings for more than 20 years.
  • Creator:
    Corban Lepell (1933, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1955
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JT-D63301stDibs: LU5426498112

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