Robert Klippel (1920–2001), Australian constructivist sculptor and teacher
For a time, Klippel embraced the surrealist ethic, exhibiting at a major surrealist show and meeting André Breton.
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André Breton, the originator of Surrealism, arranged for Klippel's work to be exhibited in Paris the following year.
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He taught sculpture at the Minneapolis School of Art (now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design) from 1958 to 1962 and returned to New York until 1963.
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Between 1947 and 1949, Peter Graham lived and painted at The Abbey Arts Centre in New Barnet London, along with artists, Leonard French, James Gleeson, Douglas Green, Stacha Halpern, Grahame King, Inge King and Robert Klippel.
Australian artists who stayed at the Abbey Art Center included: Noel Counihan, Leonard French, James Gleeson, Peter Graham, Douglas Green, Stacha Halpern, Grahame King, Robert Klippel and Bernard William Smith.