Kenneth O. Goehring
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Kenneth O. Goehring was an abstract expressionist painter, who was born in Evansville, WI and lived most of his life in Colorado Springs, Colorado
. He signed his artwork Ken Goehring. His parents were Walter Goehring and Ruth (Rossman) Goehring of Wisconsin
.
Goehring received his initial art training at the Meinzinger School of Applied Art in Detroit, MI. He served four years in the army during World War II. On December 1, 1945 he married Margretta M. MacNicol, and the couple moved from Detroit to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Ken studied art at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center from 1947 to 1950, beginning a 59 year residence in Colorado Springs, and a distinguished career as a painter. There he studied with Jean Charlot
and Emerson Woelffer
. In 1957 he taught at Denver University. An Abstract Expressionist, he developed a unique, nonobjective style clearly rooted in the landscapes and native cultures of the American West, producing works of art noted for their elegance, rich colors, fine finish and pervading air of mystery. Ken's paintings have appeared in over 100 exhibitions in 17 states, including 17 one man shows, among them the Corcoran in Washington,D.C., the De Young Museum in San Francisco, Stanford University, the La Jolla Art Center, and the Denver Art Museum. In 1977 he won the Ranger Award at the American Academy of Design in New York City. His works are represented in many public and private art collections across the country, including the Smithsonian's American Artist Collection, and he is listed in Who's Who in America. Ken read widely, had a fine singing voice and liked classical music. The Pikes Peak
Historical Society Museum (Florissant Schoolhouse Museum) in Florissant, CO features a collection of over 50 miniature historic buildings by Goehring.http://www.pikespeakhsmuseum.org/Museum/Main%20Headings/Schoolhouse%20Museum.htm
This information compiled from my mother and Kenneth O. Goehring's first cousin Joan M. (Goehring) Reynolds -->
The following obituary of Ken Goehring from the Colorado Springs Gazette was written by a close friend.
June 27, 2007
Ken was born on January 8, 1919 to Walter A. and Ruth I.
(Rossman) Goehring.
He completed high school in
Detroit, Michigan and served four
years in the army during World
War II. Returning to Detroit, he
married Margretta M. MacNicol
on December 1, 1945. Shortly
thereafter, they moved to
Colorado Springs where Ken
studied art at the Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center from
1947 to 1950, beginning a 59 year
residency in the city and a
distinguished career as a painter.
An Abstract Expressionist, he
developed a unique, nonobjective
style clearly rooted in
the landscapes and native
cultures of the American West,
producing works of art noted for
their elegance, rich colors, fine
finish and pervading air of
mystery. Ken's paintings have
appeared in over 100 exhibitions
in 17 states, including 17 one man
shows, among them the
Corcoran in Washington,D.C.,
the De Young Museum in San
Francisco, Stanford University,
the La Jolla Art Center, and the
Denver Art Museum. In 1977 he
won the Ranger Award at the
American Academy of Design in
New York City. His works are
represented in many public and
private art collections across the
country, including the
Smithsonian's American Artist
Collection, and he is listed in
Who's Who in America.
Ken read widely, had a fine
singing voice and liked classical
music, car trips through the west
and visiting with friends.
He is survived by his wife
Margretta, sister-in-law Isabella
Thomas, cousins Beverly Sullivan
and Phil Ashby, niece Rita
Allerding, and other relatives and
friends.
NOTE: The "other relatives" includes niece Rita Allerding's two brothers, Paul and Gary, all children of Ken's only sibling Marise (Goehring) Allerding.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
. He signed his artwork Ken Goehring. His parents were Walter Goehring and Ruth (Rossman) Goehring of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Goehring received his initial art training at the Meinzinger School of Applied Art in Detroit, MI. He served four years in the army during World War II. On December 1, 1945 he married Margretta M. MacNicol, and the couple moved from Detroit to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Ken studied art at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center from 1947 to 1950, beginning a 59 year residence in Colorado Springs, and a distinguished career as a painter. There he studied with Jean Charlot
Jean Charlot
Louis Henri Jean Charlot was a French painter and illustrator, active in Mexico and the United States. Charlot was born in Paris. His father, Henri, owned an import-export business and was a Russian-born émigré, albeit one who supported the Bolshevik cause. His mother Anna was herself an artist...
and Emerson Woelffer
Emerson Woelffer
Emerson Woelffer was a prominent abstract expressionism artist and painter born in Chicago. He studied Education at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1935 and 1937. In 1938 he joined the WPA Arts Program. In 1949 he taught at Black Mountain College at the request of Buckminster...
. In 1957 he taught at Denver University. An Abstract Expressionist, he developed a unique, nonobjective style clearly rooted in the landscapes and native cultures of the American West, producing works of art noted for their elegance, rich colors, fine finish and pervading air of mystery. Ken's paintings have appeared in over 100 exhibitions in 17 states, including 17 one man shows, among them the Corcoran in Washington,D.C., the De Young Museum in San Francisco, Stanford University, the La Jolla Art Center, and the Denver Art Museum. In 1977 he won the Ranger Award at the American Academy of Design in New York City. His works are represented in many public and private art collections across the country, including the Smithsonian's American Artist Collection, and he is listed in Who's Who in America. Ken read widely, had a fine singing voice and liked classical music. The Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America....
Historical Society Museum (Florissant Schoolhouse Museum) in Florissant, CO features a collection of over 50 miniature historic buildings by Goehring.http://www.pikespeakhsmuseum.org/Museum/Main%20Headings/Schoolhouse%20Museum.htm
This information compiled from my mother and Kenneth O. Goehring's first cousin Joan M. (Goehring) Reynolds -->
The following obituary of Ken Goehring from the Colorado Springs Gazette was written by a close friend.
June 27, 2007
Ken was born on January 8, 1919 to Walter A. and Ruth I.
(Rossman) Goehring.
He completed high school in
Detroit, Michigan and served four
years in the army during World
War II. Returning to Detroit, he
married Margretta M. MacNicol
on December 1, 1945. Shortly
thereafter, they moved to
Colorado Springs where Ken
studied art at the Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center from
1947 to 1950, beginning a 59 year
residency in the city and a
distinguished career as a painter.
An Abstract Expressionist, he
developed a unique, nonobjective
style clearly rooted in
the landscapes and native
cultures of the American West,
producing works of art noted for
their elegance, rich colors, fine
finish and pervading air of
mystery. Ken's paintings have
appeared in over 100 exhibitions
in 17 states, including 17 one man
shows, among them the
Corcoran in Washington,D.C.,
the De Young Museum in San
Francisco, Stanford University,
the La Jolla Art Center, and the
Denver Art Museum. In 1977 he
won the Ranger Award at the
American Academy of Design in
New York City. His works are
represented in many public and
private art collections across the
country, including the
Smithsonian's American Artist
Collection, and he is listed in
Who's Who in America.
Ken read widely, had a fine
singing voice and liked classical
music, car trips through the west
and visiting with friends.
He is survived by his wife
Margretta, sister-in-law Isabella
Thomas, cousins Beverly Sullivan
and Phil Ashby, niece Rita
Allerding, and other relatives and
friends.
NOTE: The "other relatives" includes niece Rita Allerding's two brothers, Paul and Gary, all children of Ken's only sibling Marise (Goehring) Allerding.