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HANS KLEIBER (1887 - 1967)

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HANS KLEIBER (1887 - 1967)
HANS KLEIBER (1887 - 1967)
Pioneer II
etching, 3 7/8" x 4 7/8"
signed lower right
Hans Kleiber was born in Cologne, Germany and died in Dayton,
Wyoming. He was a traditional Western etcher, painter and illustrator. He
came to Wyoming from Germany in 1606 and in 1907, he entered the
US Forestry Service as a ranger with duties throughout the Northwest. He
resigned in 1924 to devote his entire time to art. In 1931, he received the
Silver Medal Award from the California Print Makers Society. He was a
member of the Associated American Artists. His work is in the collection
of the Library of Congress; the Wyoming State Art Museum in Cheyenne,
Wyoming; the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming; the Montana
Historical Society in Helena, Montana; and the Buffalo Bill Historical Society
in Cody, Wyoming.