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HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)

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HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)
HANS KLEIBER (1887 – 1967)
Fighting Pheasants
Etching, 8 ¼" x 11 ¾"
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.