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Chet Kalm was an American born teacher, illustrator, sculptor and painter whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibits throughout the United States and Europe and displayed in art galleries including the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Everhart Museum and the Berkshire Museum.
Born Chester M. Kalm, he began attending art as a child at the Boston Museum, studying there until his enlistment in the United States Army during World War II. While serving in France with the 5th Army Infantry Battalion, he suffered a severe injury which resulted in the permanent loss of the use of his right hand.
Upon discharge from the United States Army, he attended Yale University, first studying Architecture and the turning his focus to art, changing his study to the School of Painting. Chet furthered his studies in Paris, France where he studied painting at Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts and graphics at Academie Colarossi.
Returning to the United States in the 1950's, he began a 25 year career with the Parsons School of Design in New York as an instructor and administrator. During his time at Parsons, he continued working as an artist and book and magazine illustrator.
In 1991, he moved to the Berkshires, where he continued to paint from a studio barn attached to his home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Among his career illustrations are The Postman's Pony, a 1960s children's book written by Isabel McLennan McMeekin; A Child's First Bible arranged by Sidney Brichto in 1961; Raggedy Papers and Crooked Ladders, a book of Poems by Jan Hutchinson and also Poems of Prayer and Hersey by Jan Hutchinson; Paths to Jewish Belief by Emil Fackenheim in 1960; and the February 18, 1960 cover of The Reporter.
His paintings have been featured in select exhibits including the Koman Fine Art Exhibit in Vero Beach, Florida, the Southern Vermont Art Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Gallerie Motte, the Harrison Gallery and the Bergen Museum.
Chet is survived by his wife of 57 years, their two sons and four grandchildren.
Chet Kalm was an American born teacher, illustrator, sculptor and painter whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibits throughout the United States and Europe and displayed in art galleries including the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Everhart Museum and the Berkshire Museum.
Born Chester M. Kalm, he began attending art as a child at the Boston Museum, studying there until his enlistment in the United States Army during World War II. While serving in France with the 5th Army Infantry Battalion, he suffered a severe injury which resulted in the permanent loss of the use of his right hand.
Upon discharge from the United States Army, he attended Yale University, first studying Architecture and the turning his focus to art, changing his study to the School of Painting. Chet furthered his studies in Paris, France where he studied painting at Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts and graphics at Academie Colarossi.
Returning to the United States in the 1950's, he began a 25 year career with the Parsons School of Design in New York as an instructor and administrator. During his time at Parsons, he continued working as an artist and book and magazine illustrator.
In 1991, he moved to the Berkshires, where he continued to paint from a studio barn attached to his home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Among his career illustrations are The Postman's Pony, a 1960s children's book written by Isabel McLennan McMeekin; A Child's First Bible arranged by Sidney Brichto in 1961; Raggedy Papers and Crooked Ladders, a book of Poems by Jan Hutchinson and also Poems of Prayer and Hersey by Jan Hutchinson; Paths to Jewish Belief by Emil Fackenheim in 1960; and the February 18, 1960 cover of The Reporter.
His paintings have been featured in select exhibits including the Koman Fine Art Exhibit in Vero Beach, Florida, the Southern Vermont Art Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Gallerie Motte, the Harrison Gallery and the Bergen Museum.
Chet is survived by his wife of 57 years, their two sons and four grandchildren.
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Chet Kalm was an American born teacher, illustrator, sculptor and painter whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibits throughout the United States and Europe and displayed in art galleries including the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Everhart Museum and the Berkshire Museum.
Born Chester M. Kalm, he began attending art as a child at the Boston Museum, studying there until his enlistment in the United States Army during World War II. While serving in France with the 5th Army Infantry Battalion, he suffered a severe injury which resulted in the permanent loss of the use of his right hand.
Upon discharge from the United States Army, he attended Yale University, first studying Architecture and the turning his focus to art, changing his study to the School of Painting. Chet furthered his studies in Paris, France where he studied painting at Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts and graphics at Academie Colarossi.
Returning to the United States in the 1950's, he began a 25 year career with the Parsons School of Design in New York as an instructor and administrator. During his time at Parsons, he continued working as an artist and book and magazine illustrator.
In 1991, he moved to the Berkshires, where he continued to paint from a studio barn attached to his home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Among his career illustrations are The Postman's Pony, a 1960s children's book written by Isabel McLennan McMeekin; A Child's First Bible arranged by Sidney Brichto in 1961; Raggedy Papers and Crooked Ladders, a book of Poems by Jan Hutchinson and also Poems of Prayer and Hersey by Jan Hutchinson; Paths to Jewish Belief by Emil Fackenheim in 1960; and the February 18, 1960 cover of The Reporter.
His paintings have been featured in select exhibits including the Koman Fine Art Exhibit in Vero Beach, Florida, the Southern Vermont Art Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Gallerie Motte, the Harrison Gallery and the Bergen Museum.
Chet is survived by his wife of 57 years, their two sons and four grandchildren.
Chet Kalm was an American born teacher, illustrator, sculptor and painter whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibits throughout the United States and Europe and displayed in art galleries including the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Everhart Museum and the Berkshire Museum.
Born Chester M. Kalm, he began attending art as a child at the Boston Museum, studying there until his enlistment in the United States Army during World War II. While serving in France with the 5th Army Infantry Battalion, he suffered a severe injury which resulted in the permanent loss of the use of his right hand.
Upon discharge from the United States Army, he attended Yale University, first studying Architecture and the turning his focus to art, changing his study to the School of Painting. Chet furthered his studies in Paris, France where he studied painting at Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts and graphics at Academie Colarossi.
Returning to the United States in the 1950's, he began a 25 year career with the Parsons School of Design in New York as an instructor and administrator. During his time at Parsons, he continued working as an artist and book and magazine illustrator.
In 1991, he moved to the Berkshires, where he continued to paint from a studio barn attached to his home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Among his career illustrations are The Postman's Pony, a 1960s children's book written by Isabel McLennan McMeekin; A Child's First Bible arranged by Sidney Brichto in 1961; Raggedy Papers and Crooked Ladders, a book of Poems by Jan Hutchinson and also Poems of Prayer and Hersey by Jan Hutchinson; Paths to Jewish Belief by Emil Fackenheim in 1960; and the February 18, 1960 cover of The Reporter.
His paintings have been featured in select exhibits including the Koman Fine Art Exhibit in Vero Beach, Florida, the Southern Vermont Art Center, Kosciuszko Foundation, Gallerie Motte, the Harrison Gallery and the Bergen Museum.
Chet is survived by his wife of 57 years, their two sons and four grandchildren.
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