Achepohl, Keith

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role

Collector

dates

1934-2019

city

Iowa City

state

IA

other cities

Eugene, OR; Chicago, IL

sex

M

historical notes

Born in Chicago, Keith Anden Achepohl was a prominent printmaker, painter, and educator. He graduated from Knox College in 1956 and earned his M.F.A. in printmaking in 1960 from the University of Iowa, studying under Mauricio Lasansky. Achepohl's teaching career included positions at the University of Iowa, Pacific Lutheran University, and a return to the University of Iowa in 1972, where he became a full professor in 1978. Achepohl's artistic contributions extended globally, with exhibitions, lectures, and prestigious awards, including Fulbright Fellowships in Egypt (1977) and Turkey (1984), a Tiffany Foundation Award (1966), and the Gold Medal in Printmaking at the Mediterranean Biennale in Egypt (1982). His works are housed in esteemed museums worldwide, such as the Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and more. His legacy also includes a significant collection of African ceramics, donated to Knox University and documented in the book “For Hearth and Altar: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection” (2005).

decades
of activity

1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010
2010-2020

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10/31/2024 13:33:24

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Knox College Special Collections and Archives Repository 371 South West Street	Keith Achepohl Papers	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Area X Gallery records, 1977-1988	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Ellen Lanyon papers, circa 1880-2015, bulk 1926-2013	see details...