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Stephen Kline
Stephen Kline (born 1943) is an American contemporary artist who works primarily in acrylics and ink. Early life Born in 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa, Kline spent his early years growing up with his parents and older sister Martha in a small house on the east side of Des Moines. As a junior in high school, he designed the senior class yearbook cover for East High School (Des Moines, Iowa), East Des Moines High School before graduating the following year and attending Drake University, where he studied art under Stanley Hess, Stan Hess and Leonard Good. After college, he accepted a position with former Look (American magazine), LOOK Magazine in their art department. Beginning career In 1964, Kline moved to Omaha, Nebraska where his fine art was first accepted in a museum show: the Tenth Midwest Biennial at the Joslyn Art Museum, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, Nebraska. Commercially, he moved quickly from the Omaha World-Herald, Omaha World Herald art department through a succession of advert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, ''Rivière des Moines,'' meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''Business Wire'' articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
