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Henry "Hank" Kupjack
18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room

circa 2008

$120,000
£92,191.56
€105,927.04
CA$168,794.86
A$189,633.46
CHF 99,083.78
MX$2,314,565.15
NOK 1,258,074.57
SEK 1,184,212.17
DKK 790,467.03

About the Item

Cartography, the study and practice of making and using maps, was at the cutting edge in the 18th-century, helping to shape and define a world rapidly coming into focus. Over the course of the century, exploration and colonization expanded the scope of the known world, especially in the Pacific and the Americas. Advances in geography enabled cartographers to map these new discoveries with increasing accuracy. The days of conjecture and myth in cartography were fast coming to an end. Here, the Kupjack Studios has captured this discipline with exacting details. From the smallest of tools, to the rolls of maps and maps in progress displayed on the desk, the world of miniatures comes to life and brings us into a bygone era. Kupjack Miniatures 18th Century New England Cartographer, circa. 2008 mixed media 14h x 26.25w x 14.75d in 35.56h x 66.67w x 37.47d cm KJK001 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms in their studio outside of Chicago for many years. Hank and Jay learned the at their father’s side as he assisted Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne with the creation her many miniature rooms now housed at The Art Institute of Chicago. Almost every piece of molding, furniture, rugs, and accessory items that are contained in their rooms are designed and created by hand. In addition to designing and building rooms they would sometimes work to restore the rooms built many years ago by their father and Mrs. Thorne. Their work can be seen in various museums as far away as Turkey where they were exhibited in 2009. In the United States their work can be seen in the permanent collections of The Kentucky Museum Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Philadelphia Art Museum, The Knoxville Art Museum, The Indiana Children’s Museum, The Baltimore Museum, The Naples Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden and Library, The Palm Springs Desert Museum and The Forbes Collection.
  • Creator:
    Henry "Hank" Kupjack (1951 - 2019, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 2008
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Depth: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: KJK0011stDibs: LU554313710282

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