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Susan Kaprov (born 1946, New York City) is an American multi-disciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of photography, painting, graphic design, and installation art.[1]

Kaprov became widely recognized in 1975 for photomontages that combined the use of scanners, Haloid Xerox machines, and office copiers.[2] In 2019 sixteen of these experimental works were acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art.[3]

Education

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Susan Kaprov studied biology and art history at the City College of New York (CCNY) and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970.[1] From 1971 to 1973, she studied architecture, graphic design, and fine arts at Dartmouth College and New York City Technical College in 1979.[1]

Career

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In 1975 Kaprov's self-portraits and photomontages were seen at the Rosa Esman Gallery[4] and then in a group exhibition later that year.[5] When these self-portraits debuted to the public at The Vassar College Art Gallery in September 1976, art critic Peter Frank identified Kaprov as one of the most successful artists in the medium at that time.[2]

The exhibition at Vassar College was followed a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art titled, "Prints: Acquisitions 1973–1976"[6][7] In 1978 Kaprov's first solo show at the Terry Dintenfass Gallery titled "Parts of a World" presented a new print portfolio titled "Remembrance of Things Present" (1977–78)[8] in addition to a selection of paintings.[9] Her next series, titled "White Light Drawings", was exhibited at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.[10]

In 1981 the Brooklyn Museum acquired "20th Century Dilemma I"[11][12] This installation reflected a collaged, grid structure on a monumental scale. By 1989 Kaprov had produced public art installations for a number of several organizations.[13]

In 2004 Kaprov produced "Time Travelers" for the Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, Connecticut.[14] "Urban Helix" (2006) a fired, enamel-on-glass installation was commissioned as a permanent installation at New York University's Polytechnic Institute.[15]

In 2011, Kaprov was selected from a national competition to create a ten-minute, single-channel animated sports video for the University of Iowa’s Carver–Hawkeye Arena,[16] merging live-action sports team footage with original hand-drawn animation.[17]

In 2013, Kaprov conducted a participatory puzzle-making project, entitled Piecing it Together at the Museum of Modern Art.[18] Two more commissions[19][20] were completed between 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Examples of Kaprov's work are represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[21] the Museum of Modern Art,[22] the Smithsonian,[23] the Brooklyn Museum[24] the Rose Art Museum,[25] the art gallery at Rowan University,[26] and the Visual Studies Workshop.[27]

Fellowships and grants

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Select solo exhibitions

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  • 1978 Terry Dintenfass Gallery, New York[9][29]
  • 1976 Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York[2]
  • 1978 Hayden Planetarium, New York[30]
  • 1981 The Brooklyn Museum, Grand Lobby Installation: ‘20th Century Dilemma’[31][32][12]
  • 1987 Dance Theater Workshop Gallery, New York[33]
  • 1988 Stamford Art Museum, Stamford, Connecticut[34]

Select public art commissions

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  • Carver–Hawkeye Sports Arena, University of Iowa[16]
  • The Federal Courthouse, Jacksonville, Florida[35]
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington DC[36]
  • Polytechnic University Institute of New York University at the MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, New York[37]

Personal life

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Kaprov was married to the physicist David Stoler until his death in 2018.[38]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d MacDowell. "Susan Kaprov". MacDowell Artists: Susan Kaprov. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Frank, Peter (Fall 1976). "Reviews: Susan Kaprov" (PDF). Women Art Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2021. page 28.
  3. ^ "Susan Kaprov 1946-". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Prints & Portfolios Published". The Print Collector's Newsletter. 6 (2): 43–45. May–June 1975. JSTOR 44129898. Retrieved April 7, 2021. Volume 6, Number 2, page 44.
  5. ^ Joyce Kozloff, Judy Seigel, Shirley Fuerst, Pat Passlof, Therese Schwartz, and Susan Schwalb (September 1975). "Group Shows: C.W. Post Art Faculty Invitational Exhibition". JSTOR. Retrieved April 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Women's Art Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, page 2.
  6. ^ "Prints: Acquisitions, 1973–1976 Image 4". MoMA Prints: Acquisitions, 1973-1976. November 1976. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Prints: Acquisitions 1973-1976" (PDF). The Museum of Modern Art. 26 November 1976. Retrieved April 8, 2021. Number 97.
  8. ^ "The Print Collector's Newsletter". JSTOR. 9 (4). Art in Print Review: 120–124. September–October 1978. JSTOR 44130448. Retrieved April 8, 2021. Volume 9, Number 4, page 122-23.
  9. ^ a b "Solo Shows: Susan Kaprov". Independent Voices: Women Artists Newsletter. November 1978. Retrieved April 7, 2021. Volume 4, Number 5, page 5.
  10. ^ "Arts & Leisure Guide". The New York Times. 19 March 1978. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "20th Century Dilemma I by Susan Kaprov, 1980-81". The Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Lubell, Ellen. “Susan Kaprov at the Brooklyn Museum.” Art in America, December 1981, 146.
  13. ^ Business to Business.“Photomontages Enliven Public Spaces,” June/July 1989, 42.
  14. ^ "Susan Kaprov". Palm Desert Artist Registry. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Urban Helix by Susan Kaprov". New York University. 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Susan Kaprov, Artwork by Susan Kaprov". University of Iowa. 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  17. ^ University of Iowa Media Production (3 October 2011). "Going the Distance by Susan Kaprov". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  18. ^ Frisch, Cari (6 March 2013). "Piecing It Together: A Family Artist Talk with Susan Kaprov". Inside/Out at the Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Susan Kaprov, Brooklyn NY". BRIC Artist Registry. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "Las Vegas: Arts in Transit Along the Sahara Express". Infrastructure USA. December 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  21. ^ "Strange Mirror, 1989 by Susan Kaprov". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  22. ^ "MoMA Art and Artists: Susan Kaprov, American, born 1946". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  23. ^ Smithsonian. "Susan Kaprov". Archives of American Art. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "Susan Kaprov". The Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  25. ^ "Photographs, Self-Portrait, Solo, Susan Kaprov". The Rose Art Museum. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  26. ^ "Catalogue of the Sylvia Sleigh Collection" (PDF). Rowan University Art Gallery. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  27. ^ "Susan Kaprov". Visual Studies Workshop. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  28. ^ Edmunds, Allan (2004). "Three Decades of American Printmaking: The Brandywine Workshop Collection". pp. 199, 218. ISBN 978-1555952419.
  29. ^ Smithsonian. "Dintenfass, Terry: Kaprov, Susan, 1978-1979". Archives of American Art. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  30. ^ CUE The Weekly Magazine of New York Life (1978). "Galleries: Hayden Planetarium: White Light Drawings by Susan Kaprov thru April 30th". Cue Publishing Company. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 239.
  31. ^ "Exhibitions: CAPS Grantees from Brooklyn". The Brooklyn Museum. April–June 1981. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  32. ^ "ART: Museums: Brooklyn Museum: Susan Kaprov Twentieth Century Dilemma thru 6/7...CAPS Grantees From Brooklyn thru 6/7". New York Magazine. 8 June 1981. Retrieved April 8, 2021. page 82.
  33. ^ ""Almanac: Solo Exhibitions: Susan Kaprov: Compositions for Night, paintings, drawings, cartoons"". Independent Voices: Women Artists Newsletter. June 1987. Retrieved April 7, 2021. Volume 12, Number 2, page 6.
  34. ^ "SUSAN KAPROV: Nature...last modified". Stamford Museum & Nature Center. June–July 2000. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  35. ^ Chamness, Monica (20 March 2002). "Artwork the Final Touch for U.S. Courthouse". Jacksonville Daily Record. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  36. ^ "Green Hill Center in Greensboro, NC, Offers Exhibitions to Celebrate NC's Wright Brothers' Celebration". Carolina Arts. July 2003. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  37. ^ Rodengen, Jeffrey L. (2003). "Polytechnic University. Changing the First 150 Years" (PDF). New York University, Tandon School of Engineering. Retrieved April 8, 2021. page 392.
  38. ^ "In Memoriam: David Stoler". The Optical Society. 25 April 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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