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Franz Moishe Kempf AM FRS (20 June 1926 – 8 February 2020) was an Australian artist who worked in Australia and Europe. He was a lecturer in printmaking at the University of Adelaide.

Early life and education

Kempf was born in Melbourne on 20 June 1926,^[1] and studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, then (between 1957 and 1960)^[1] in Perugia, Italy, and with Oscar Kokoschka in Salzburg,^[2] Austria.^[3] In England, he worked as a film designer with Richard Macdonald, and was associated with Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, Ceri Richards and Keith Vaughan. Vaughan had an influence on Kempf’s work of the 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Kempf worked with and in a variety of media, styles, and methods, including paint, print, etching, lithograph, monotype, screenprint, textile, and woodcut.^[4]

Kempf moved to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1963, becoming head of printmaking at the then North Adelaide School of Arts in 1969.^[3] He was a senior lecturer in printmaking at the University of South Australia from 1973 to 1981, and a guest lecturer at the Slade School of Fine Art, the University of London, the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, and the Gloucester College of Art. He participated in over 90 one-man invitation exhibitions in America, Israel, Germany, Poland, and China.^{[citation needed]}

His thought and work was influenced by Jewish mysticism, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Cavafy and Proust. In his work, he covered subjects from political issues and the natural environment to the spiritual traditions in Judaism.^[3] Although from a non-observant background, Kempf turned to following the Chabad movement of Hasidic Judaism, becoming strictly observant.^[2]

Professor Sasha Grishin described him as

...an artist whose work presents both a striking continuity throughout a career which has stretched over half a century, and he is an artist whose work presents evidence for constant rejuvenation and reinvention. As a humanist, the concern for man lies at the centre of his universe and the dilemma of being is the central preoccupation. However, the human presence in Kempf’s art is not something which is treated as unproblematic, something to be recorded and to be described literally. For Kempf to be human is something to be celebrated and the artist adopts an ethical stance in his defence of human dignity. Throughout a series of metaphors, symbols and allegories in a sombre and profound manner he commemorates the miracle of being and condemns all that is oppressive and coercive. As a humanist and as a spiritual and religious artist, Kempf has chosen a path which has not been popular with many of his Australian peers. Yet with time as the various fads and fashions pass, Kempf’s art today appears increasingly fresh, vital and relevant to the issues of the present time.^[5]

Honours and recognition

In 1964, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society UK, and in January 2003, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the Arts.^[6]

Death and legacy

Kempf died in Adelaide on 8 February 2020. He was married to Tamar, and left two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.^[7]

The Carclew, an arts centre for youth in North Adelaide, manages the IAF Franz Kempf Printmaker Award, awarded biennially to support the professional development of a young South Australian printmaker. The funding for the A$4,000 award was provided as a gift from Kempf to the Independent Arts Foundation, of which he was a longtime member.^[8]

The Franz Kempf Memorial Gallery in the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (opened in November 2020) contains work by Kempf.^[9]

Publications

‘Art in Israel’. Broadsheet, Contemporary Art Society, August 1965, pp. 5–7
‘Polish Printmakers 1972’, Art and Australia 10,3,1973, pp. 236
‘Sculpture in South Australia’, Art and Australia 12, 1, 1974, pp. 46–7
Contemporary Australian Printmakers. Landsdowne. 1976. ISBN 9780701804695.
Etchings for Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, The Jewish Observer V, 5, October 1968, pp. 16–18, and Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, Melbourne: The Levite Press, (1968)
Ultimate Goal, Franz Kempf, Generation Vol 3 No 4, General Journal Inc, Melbourne Victoria

Collections

Kempf's work is held in the following institutions:^{[citation needed]}

Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Betsalel National Museum, Jerusalem
Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem
Beit Hanassi, Jerusalem
Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne
Exeter University, Exeter
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
Art Bank, Sydney NSW
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong
Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool
Flinders University Art Museum, Flinders University
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
Reserve Bank of Australia
Nillumbik Art Collection
Broken Hill Proprietary House Collection
Wollongong City Art Gallery
Swan Hill Gallery of Contemporary Art
Premier’s Department, New South Wales
University of South Australia
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, New South Wales
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale
St Ann's College, Adelaide
Queen Victoria Museum, Tasmania
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania
Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide
Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide
Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Guandong Museum of Art China, China
Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne

References

^ ^a ^b "Franz Kempf". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kempf, Franz Moshe". Encyclopedia.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "People in the Arts". Adelaide Jewish Museum. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "KEMPF, Franz: Works". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ Grishin, Sasha; Smith, Robert, 1928-; Dutkiewicz, Adam (2002), Franz Kempf: Thinking on paper 1955-2002, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-86254-592-2{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Franz Moishe Kempf". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "KEMPF. Franz Moishe". The Advertiser (Adelaide): Death Notices. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "IAF Franz Kempf Printmaker Award". Carclew. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "Adelaide Holocaust Museum is opening its doors and the hearts of South Australians". Gandel Philanthropy. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

External links

Artist's homepage

[printsnga-1] "Franz Kempf". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[ecom-2] "Kempf, Franz Moshe". Encyclopedia.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[ajm-3] "People in the Arts". Adelaide Jewish Museum. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[worksnga-4] "KEMPF, Franz: Works". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[5] Grishin, Sasha; Smith, Robert, 1928-; Dutkiewicz, Adam (2002), Franz Kempf: Thinking on paper 1955-2002, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-86254-592-2{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] "Franz Moishe Kempf". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[obitadv-7] "KEMPF. Franz Moishe". The Advertiser (Adelaide): Death Notices. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[8] "IAF Franz Kempf Printmaker Award". Carclew. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[gandel-9] "Adelaide Holocaust Museum is opening its doors and the hearts of South Australians". Gandel Philanthropy. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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+'''Franz Moishe Kempf''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} {{post-nominals|country=UK|FRS}} (20 June 1926 – 8 February 2020) was an Australian artist who worked in Australia and Europe. He was a lecturer in [[printmaking]] at the [[University of Adelaide]].
+==Early life and education==
-Kempf was born in [[Melbourne]] and studied at the [[National Gallery of Victoria Art School]] and in Italy and Austria. In England he worked as a film designer with Richard Macdonald and was associated with Peter Blake, [[Joe Tilson (artist)|Joe Tilson]], Ceri Richards and Keith Vaughan. Vaughan had an influence on Kempf’s work of the 1960s.
+Kempf was born in [[Melbourne]] on 20 June 1926,<ref name=printsnga>{{cite web| title=Franz Kempf | website=Australian Prints + Printmaking |publisher=[[National Gallery of Australia]] | url=http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/artists/8918/ | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> and studied at the [[National Gallery of Victoria Art School]], then (between 1957 and 1960)<ref name=printsnga/> in [[Perugia]], Italy, and with [[Oscar Kokoschka]] in [[Salzburg]],<ref name=ecom>{{cite web | title=Kempf, Franz Moshe | website=Encyclopedia.com | date=22 December 2020 | url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/kempf-franz-moshe | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> Austria.<ref name=ajm>{{cite web | title=People in the Arts | website=[[Adelaide Jewish Museum]] | url=https://adelaidejmuseum.org/features/people-in-the-arts/ | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> In England, he worked as a film designer with [[Richard Macdonald]], and was associated with [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]], [[Joe Tilson]], [[Ceri Richards]] and [[Keith Vaughan]]. Vaughan had an influence on Kempf’s work of the 1960s.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
+==Career==
-Kempf has worked with and in a variety of media, styles and methods including paint, print, etching, [[lithograph]], [[monotype]], [[screenprint]], textile and [[woodcut]].<ref>The National Gallery of Australia </ref>
+Kempf worked with and in a variety of media, styles, and methods, including paint, print, etching, [[lithograph]], [[monotype]], [[screenprint]], textile, and [[woodcut]].<ref name=worksnga>{{cite web  | title=KEMPF, Franz: Works |publisher=[[National Gallery of Australia]]  | website=Australian Prints + Printmaking | url=http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/artists/8918/works/ | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
+Kempf moved to [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], in 1963, becoming head of printmaking at the then [[North Adelaide School of Arts]] in 1969.<ref name=ajm/> He was a senior lecturer in printmaking at the [[University of South Australia]] from 1973 to 1981, and a guest lecturer at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]], the [[University of London]], the [[Edinburgh College of Art]], Scotland, and the [[Gloucester]] College of Art. He participated in over 90 one-man invitation exhibitions in America, Israel, Germany, Poland, and China.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
-Professor [[Sasha Grishin]] has described him as{{quote|...an artist whose work presents both a striking continuity throughout a career which has stretched over half a century, and he is an artist whose work presents evidence for constant rejuvenation and reinvention. As a humanist, the concern for man lies at the centre of his universe and the dilemma of being is the central preoccupation. However, the human presence in Kempf’s art is not something which is treated as unproblematic, something to be recorded and to be described literally. For Kempf to be human is something to be celebrated and the artist adopts an ethical stance in his defence of human dignity. Throughout a series of metaphors, symbols and allegories in a sombre and profound manner he commemorates the miracle of being and condemns all that is oppressive and coercive.
+His thought and work was influenced by  [[Jewish mysticism]], [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], [[Cavafy]] and [[Proust]]. In his work, he covered subjects from political issues and the natural environment to the spiritual traditions in Judaism.<ref name=ajm/> Although from a non-observant background, Kempf turned to following the [[Chabad]] movement of [[Hasidic Judaism]], becoming strictly observant.<ref name=ecom/>
-As a humanist and as a spiritual and religious artist, Kempf has chosen a path which has not been popular with many of his Australian peers. Yet with time as the various fads and fashions pass, Kempf’s art today appears increasingly fresh, vital and relevant to the issues of the present time.<ref>Grishin, Sasha, ‘Thinking on Paper 1955 - 2002’, Wakefield Press October 2002</ref>}}
+Professor [[Sasha Grishin]] described him as{{quote|...an artist whose work presents both a striking continuity throughout a career which has stretched over half a century, and he is an artist whose work presents evidence for constant rejuvenation and reinvention. As a humanist, the concern for man lies at the centre of his universe and the dilemma of being is the central preoccupation. However, the human presence in Kempf’s art is not something which is treated as unproblematic, something to be recorded and to be described literally. For Kempf to be human is something to be celebrated and the artist adopts an ethical stance in his defence of human dignity. Throughout a series of metaphors, symbols and allegories in a sombre and profound manner he commemorates the miracle of being and condemns all that is oppressive and coercive.
-He was Senior Lecturer in printmaking at the [[University of South Australia]] from 1973 to 1981 and has been a Guest Lecturer at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]], the [[University of London]], the [[Edinburgh College of Art]], Scotland; [[Gloucester]] College of Art, United Kingdom and has participated in over 90 one man invitation exhibitions in America, Israel, Germany, Poland and China.
+As a humanist and as a spiritual and religious artist, Kempf has chosen a path which has not been popular with many of his Australian peers. Yet with time as the various fads and fashions pass, Kempf’s art today appears increasingly fresh, vital and relevant to the issues of the present time.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Grishin, Sasha|author1-link=Sasha Grishin | author2=Smith, Robert, 1928- | author3=Dutkiewicz, Adam| title=Franz Kempf: Thinking on paper 1955-2002 |year=2002 | publication-date=2002 | publisher=Wakefield Press | isbn=978-1-86254-592-2}}</ref>}}
-In 1964 he was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] UK and in December 2002 was awarded The [[Member of the Order of Australia]] Medal for his contribution to the Arts.
+==Honours and recognition==
+In 1964, he was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] UK, and in January 2003, was appointed a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] for his contribution to the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Franz Moishe Kempf|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1042213|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet}}</ref>
+==Death and legacy==
-In 2006 a documentary film, ''Franz Kempf'', was produced on his work.
+Kempf died in Adelaide on 8 February 2020. He was married to Tamar, and left two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.<ref name=obitadv>{{cite web | title=KEMPF. Franz Moishe | website=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]]: Death Notices | date=8 February 2020 | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/kempf-franz-moishe/5275521/ | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
+The [[Carclew, North Adelaide|Carclew]], an arts centre for youth in [[North Adelaide]], manages the [[IAF Franz Kempf Printmaker Award]], awarded biennially to support the professional development of a young South Australian printmaker. The funding for the {{AUD|4,000}} award was provided as a gift from Kempf to the [[Independent Arts Foundation]], of which he was a longtime member.<ref>{{cite web | title=IAF Franz Kempf Printmaker Award| website=Carclew |  url=https://carclew.com.au/Funding-Program/iaf-franz-kempf-printmaker-award | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
+The Franz Kempf Memorial Gallery in the [[Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre]] (opened in November 2020) contains work by Kempf.<ref name=gandel>{{cite web | title=Adelaide Holocaust Museum is opening its doors and the hearts of South Australians | website=Gandel Philanthropy | date=9 November 2020 | url=https://gandelphilanthropy.org.au/2020/11/adelaide-holocaust-museum-is-opening-its-doors-and-the-hearts-of-south-australians/ | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
+==Publications==
+* ‘Art in Israel’. ''Broadsheet'', [[Contemporary Art Society]], August 1965, pp.&nbsp;5–7
+* ‘Polish Printmakers 1972’, ''[[Art and Australia]]'' 10,3,1973, pp.&nbsp;236
+* ‘Sculpture in South Australia’, ''[[Art and Australia]]'' 12, 1, 1974, pp.&nbsp;46–7
+* {{cite book | last=Kempf | first=F. | title=Contemporary Australian Printmakers | publisher=Landsdowne | year=1976 | isbn=9780701804695 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4LsAAAAMAAJ |display-authors=0}}
+* Etchings for Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, ''[[The Jewish Observer]]'' V, 5, October 1968, pp.&nbsp;16–18, and Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, Melbourne: The Levite Press, (1968)
+* Ultimate Goal, Franz Kempf, ''Generation'' Vol 3 No 4, General Journal Inc, Melbourne Victoria
 == Collections ==
-Kempf's work is held in the following:
+Kempf's work is held in the following institutions:{{cn|date=December 2020}}
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
 * [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], London
 * [[Betsalel National Museum]], Jerusalem
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 * [[Art Gallery of Western Australia]], Perth
 * [[Geelong Art Gallery]], Geelong
-* [[Mildura Arts Centre Gallery]], Mildura
+* [[Mildura Arts Centre]], Mildura
 * [[Newcastle Regional Art Gallery]], Newcastle
 * [[Bendigo Art Gallery]], Bendigo
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 * [[Guandong Museum of Art China]], China
 * [[Victorian Arts Centre]], Melbourne
+{{div col end}}
+==References==
-==Reviews and commentary==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{refbegin}}
+{{refend}}
+==Further reading==
 * Ashkenazi, Susie, ‘New Paintings by Franz Kempf’, Jewish News, May 1995
 * Dutkiewicz, Adam, ‘Reflections on Life’s Journey’, Advertiser, September 1997
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 * Grishin, Sasha, ‘The Voyages of Franz Kempf’, Franz Kempf Recent Work, BMG Art, Adelaide, 1997
 * Grishin, Sasha, ‘Discord in Harmony’, Franz Kempf Recent Work, BMG Art,
-* Grishin, Sasha, Discord in Harmony’, Franz Kempf Recent Work, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, 1995
+* Grishin, Sasha, Discord in Harmony’, Franz Kempf Recent Work, [[Flinders Lane Gallery]], Melbourne, 1995
 * Grishin, Sasha, ‘Franz Kempf Works on Paper’, Flinders University Art Museum, 2002
 * Harris, Samela, ‘Outsiders and Witnesses in Art’, Advertiser, September 1995
 * Jawary, Anita, ‘Insights into a Creative Life’, Australian Jewish News, Melbourne edition, November 1992
-* De Jong-Duldig, Eva, ‘Printmaker Presents a Fascinating Look at Life’, Arts/Review, April 1993
+* [[Eva Duldig|de Jong-Duldig, Eva]], ‘Printmaker Presents a Fascinating Look at Life’, Arts/Review, April 1993
 * Kronenberg, Simon, ‘An Exhibition of Contemporary Art’, Jewish Festival of Art, Westpac Gallery, Victorian Art Centre, Melbourne, 1993
 * Larkin, John, ‘Return of a Graduate from the Academy of Free Spirit’, Melbourne Age, May 1995
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 * Smith, Dr Ernest and Smith, Robert, ‘Franz Kempf The Painter as Printmaker 1955-1992’, Mildura Art Gallery, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin
 * Lloyd, Tim, ‘Infinite Possibilities’, The Advertiser, 20 October 2002
-* Grishin, Sasha, ‘Thinking on Paper 1955 - 2002’, Wakefield Press October 2002
 * Neylon, John, ‘Thinking on Paper’, [[The Adelaide Review]], October 2002
+*D. Peters, Franz Kempf and Karin Schepers, Museum of Modern Art and Design (1964)
-==Publications==
+*R. Brooks, Franz Kempf (1991)
-* ‘Art in Israel’. Broadsheet, Contemporary Art Society, August 1965, pp.5-7
-* ‘Polish Printmakers 1972’, Art and Australia 10,3,1973, pp.236
-* ‘Sculpture in South Australia’, Art and Australia 12, 1, 1974, pp.46-7
-* Contemporary Australian Printmakers, Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1976
-* Etchings for Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, The Jewish Observer V, 5, October 1968, pp.16-18, and Shmuel Gorr, ‘The End of Days’, Melbourne: The Levite Press, (1968)
-* Ultimate Goal, Franz Kempf, Generation Vol 3 No 4, General Journal Inc, Melbourne Victoria
-==References==
+==External links==
+* [http://www.franzkempf.org/ Artist's homepage]
-{{Reflist}}
-{{refbegin}}
-* http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/artist/9016/franz-kempf.aspx
-{{refend}}
+{{Authority control}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.franzkempf.com.au/ Artist's homepage]
-{{Authority control|VIAF=25852032}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
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-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2020 deaths]]
-[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
+[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]]
+[[Category:Artists from Melbourne]]

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