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Eric Edward EsperThe Great Cyclone of St. Louis, Historical Depiction of Actual Events, Original2015
2015
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The Great Cyclone of St. Louis
On Wednesday, May 27, 1896, shortly after 5 p.m., there occurred a major outbreak of tornadoes across the central and eastern U.S., lasting two days. A funnel cloud destroyed a path one mile-wide and ten miles long through America’s 4th largest city. In 20 minutes, “the Cyclone” killed an estimated 255 people, left thousands homeless, and caused over 10 million dollars-worth of damage across St. Louis and East St. Louis. To this day, it remains the deadliest incident in the city’s history.
Eric Edward Esper
After obtaining my BFA in Illustration from Northern Michigan University in 1996 I relocated to Chicago to pursue my artistic endeavors. Here, I began exclusively oil painting and have assembled a body of paintings chronicling scenes of Chicago done primarily in plein air.
Capturing parts of the city’s landscape during its cultural evolution had been my way of conveying history as a painter. My fascination with landscapes and history has led me to create oil paintings of scenes that have affected us in dramatic ways. Recently I have begun painting aerial views of locations that have interesting historical significance, encapsulating true stories that are hard to imagine and harder to forget. My latest paintings capture these places and depict them with historically accurate attention to detail. Using various sources I recreate these scenes with as many photographs of every angle of the incident and research the stories, submersing myself in the event. My newest body of paintings depicts events with a more historically tragic significance, depicting scenes of the darkest hours in America’s Midwest history, where the landscape became the backdrop for tragedy and calamity. These events that irrevocably altered so many lives are important to remember, not only for the people lost and how it affected our culture, but also to remind us that disaster can occur at any time, anywhere.
Eric Edward Esper
EDUCATION
1995 BFA, Illustration, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2013 Chicago Catastrophes, Conflagrations, and Calamities, Solo show, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Illinois 2012 Group show, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, Illinois
2012 Ten year anniversary show, Sulzen Fine Art Studio, Chicago, Illinois
2010 Group show, Concordia University, River forest, Illinois
2009 Holiday Show, Sulzen Fine Art Studio, Chicago, Illinois
2008 Somewhere, Elsewhere, Group show, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2008 Scene in Chicago, Group show, Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Holiday Show, Sulzen Fine Art Studio, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Cityscapes, Solo Exhibition, Oculus Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2006 Solo exhibition, Meztli Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2005 Around the Coyote 2005, Biannual Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2004 Chicago Art Open 2004, Chicago Artists' Coalition annual exhibit. Chicago, Illinois
2004 Chicago Images, Group show, Frederick Baker Inc. Chicago, Illinois
2004 Around the Coyote Winter Festival, Curator's Choice Show, Biannual art festival, Chicago, Illinois 2003 Landscape Unlimited, Group show, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2002 Chicago Art Open 2002, Chicago Artists' Coalition annual exhibit, Chicago, Illinois
1998 Shoe Show, Group show, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan
1998 Art and Design Alumni Exhibit, Lee Hall Gallery, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan 1997 Group Show. Streeterville Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
2012 Blue Cross Blue Shield, Corporate headquarters, Chicago, Illinois
2008/10 Deutschman & Associates, Corporate headquarters, Chicago, Illinois
2004 Piper Jaffray Brokerage, Corporate headquarters, Chicago, Illinois
PUBLICATIONS
2011 Chicago Lawyers Magazine, Chicago, Illinois
1999 Barfly, Chicago, Illinois
1993/95 Marquette Monthly, Marquette, Michigan
GRANTS
2011 CAAP Grant, Chicago, Illi
- Creator:Eric Edward Esper (American)
- Creation Year:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)
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- Condition:Artwork is framed.
- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
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