Victor Keppler

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Victor Keppler (1904 - December 2. 1987[1]) was an American commercial photographer and author.

Keppler was born in Manhattan. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and City College of New York. Throughout his career as a photographer, Keppler did advertisements for clients such as Camel Cigarettes and the United States government[2]. Keppler also did cover photos for The Saturday Evening Post.[3] He founded the Famous Photographers School in Westport, Connecticut in 1961 until 1972.

As a published author, Keppler wrote The Eighth Art, a Life of Color Photography and Victor Keppler: Man and Camera.

One of the posters Keppler photographed for the United States government.
One of the posters Keppler photographed for the United States government. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Victor Keppler, Author And a Photographer", The New York Times, December 3, 1987. 
  2. ^ a b University of North Texas. World War II Poster Digital Collections. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
  3. ^ Smithsonian. HistoryWired: Saturday Evening Post. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.