30th Anniversary of, the Sinking of
Edmund Fitzgerald
by Leo Kuschel,
Unveiled, Thursday, November 10th,
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Prints Available @
Biddle Gallery
2840 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte, MI 48192
734.281.4779
www.biddlegallery.com |
An original painting and giclee print by Leo Kuschel will be
unveiled in tribute to the
30th Anniversary of the
sinking
of the Edmund Fitzgerald
@ Biddle Gallery, Thursday
November 10th, 2005 at 7:00 pm.
 November 10th
2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the Edmund
Fitzgerald sinking. There have been
many ships that have gone down, but
people remember the ‘Fitz". Perhaps it’s the
haunting song by Gordon Lightfoot. On November 9th
of that year the Fitzgerald left from Superior, Wisconsin on
its last voyage to Zug Island.
She was
launched in 1958 and was 729 feet long, the biggest freighter
to be built at that time. She could even make an ocean voyage
but was never needed to do so. Lake Superior is the world’s
largest fresh water lake in the world. The lake surface covers
31,700 square miles; the deepest part is 1,332 feet.
The Fitzgerald sailed the Great Lakes
for 17 years and was deemed "unsinkable"
by experts. She took with her 29 men.
At Biddle Gallery in
Wyandotte, Reverend Bruce Campbell will lead a special prayer
service. Bob Boonenberg will sing" The Wreck of the Edmund
Fitzgerald" The 29 names of the men who where lost will be
read and a bell will toll after each name. Leo will talk about
that tragic night.
Additional
Leo Kuschel work of local significance, see:
The Wyandotte Depot
- Nationally
renowned artist Leo Kuschel
unveils new print. (6.17.05)
Leo Kuschel
EDUCATION:
Meinzinger Art School, Detroit
,Michigan 1957 to 1960
The Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan 1960 to 1961
ASSOCIATIONS:
(PAST AND PRESENT)
Watercolor Society of Michigan
| Watercolor Society of
Alabama |
Northwest Detroit Art Patrons - President 2 years
| The Scarab Club,
Detroit, Michigan |
Fort Malden Arts and Craft Guild, Amherstburg, Ontario,
Canada |
Founders Society Detroit Institute of Art
| University of Michigan
Artist and Craftsman Guild, Ann Arbor, Michigan
| Great Lakes Maritime
Institute, Detroit, Michigan, - Board of Directors 6 years
| The Historical Society
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
| Downriver Arts and Crafts Guild - President 3
years | Taylor
(Michigan) Council for the Arts - Board of Directors
| Great Lakes Lighthouse
Keepers Association - Vice President and Board of Directors
| Save our South Channel
Lights (Lake St. Clair) - Board of Directors
| Art Ambience -
Executive Committee |
Wyandotte Historical Society, Wyandotte, Michigan
| Grosse Ile Historical
Society, Grosse Ile, Michigan |
Great Lakes Historical Society, Vermillion, Ohio
| Michigan Historical
Society, Lansing, Michigan |
Founders Society Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
| Ducks Unlimited -
Numerous chapters |
U.S. Lighthouse Society, California
| Chesapeake Bay
Lighthouse Society |
Pharos International |
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Society
ONE MAN SHOWS:
International Arts Center,
Detroit, Michigan |
Kenilworth Art Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
| The Gibson Gallery,
Amherstburg Ontario, Canada |
Mercy College, Detroit, Michigan
| Coachhouse Gallery,
Detroit, Michigan |
Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit ,Michigan
| Municipal Building,
Taylor, Michigan |
Mt. Clemons Art Center, Mt. Clemons, Michigan
| Goedeke Gallery, Mt.
Clemons, Michigan |
Lambert Brow Galleries, Wyandotte, Michigan
| Michigan Historical
Museum, Lansing, Michigan Beacon and Bravery
| Great Lakes Gallery,
Grosse Ile, Michigan |
Mill Creek Museum, Mackinac State Park, Mackinaw City,
Michigan | Edan
Gallery, Mt. Clemons, Michigan |
Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan
| River’s Edge Gallery,
Wyandotte, Michigan |
Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, Port Huron, Michigan
| Great Lakes Marine Art
Gallery, Greenbush, Michigan |
Owosso Art Center, Owosso, Michigan
| Royal York Hotel,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EXHIBITIONS:
(REGIONAL AND NATIONAL)
16th Annual Regional Art
Exhibition, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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IAI Traveling Collection of
Contemporary Art - Invitational
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5th Annual Jefferson Arts Festival,
Gretna, Louisiana
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International Freedom Festival,
Detroit, Michigan, (1970 Honorable Mention)
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1970 National Drawing Exhibition,
San Francisco Museum of Art
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36th Annual Exhibition of Miniature
Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, Washington D.C.
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Alumni Show, Center for Creative
Studies, Detroit, Michigan
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Flint Art Fair, Flint Michigan
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Detroit Institute of Arts Rental
Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, (Invitational)
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Russel Woods Art Festival, Detroit,
Michigan, 19970 Honorable Mention
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Garden Art Festival, La Grange
College, Pine Mountain, Georgia, 1970 Invitational
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Stone Village Art Festival,
Jackson, Michigan, 1970 National
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Schuss Mountain Art Festival,
Mancelona, Michigan 1970
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10th Annual Salon of America
Institute of Architects - Invitational
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31st Annual Watercolor Competition,
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Alabama
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Beethoven Poster Contest - 1970
Honorable Mention
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Greater New Orleans National
Exhibition 1970
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Creative Moods 1971, Detroit,
Michigan - Honorable Mention
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New Mexico Art League, National
Small Drawing Exhibition - 1971
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Saginaw Art Fair, Saginaw, Michigan
- 1971 First Place
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1971 Annual Art Exhibition, Gallery
Paula Insel, New York - Invitational
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The Oquinquit Art Center 52nd
National Exhibition of Painters, Maine
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Scarab Club Gold Medal Exhibition,
Detroit, Michigan 1971 Second Place
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18th Annual Drawing and Small
Sculpture Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Arts and Apples Judged Show,
Rochester, Michigan - 1972 Honorable Mention
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Ball State University, Muncie,
Indiana - 1973
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Nashville Art Fair, Nashville,
Michigan - 1974 Best of Show
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Tawas Art Fair, Tawas, Michigan
1974 - 1976 Honorable Mention
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Purchase Awards, Lending Libraries,
Bay City, Michigan 1974
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Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, 1975 Juried
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Fashion Square Mall Art Fair,
Saginaw, Michigan
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Art in the Park, Windsor, Ontario,
Canada
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Wisconsin Festival of Fine Arts,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1976
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Charlevoix Art Fair, Charlevoix,
Michigan
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Hampton Square Mall Show, Bay City,
Michigan, 1976 Best of Show
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Art Ambience - 1989 Honorable
Mention, Peoples Choice Award 1991
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St. Clair Shores Art Fair - 1988
Second Place and Purchase Award, 1993 Honorable Mention
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Wyandotte Street Art Fair,
Wyandotte, Michigan
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Algonac Art Fair, Algonac, Michigan
- 1992 Honorable Mention
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Lexington Art Fair, Lexington,
Michigan - 1992 and 1993 Honorable Mention
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Virginia Highlands Festival, 22nd
Annual Nation Art Show, Abingdon, Virginia - Third Place
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Port Huron Museum of Arts and
History, Port Huron , Michigan
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Wayne State university, Detroit,
Michigan
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Solidarity House, Detroit, Michigan
(Portrait of Walter Ruether)
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Fort Wayne Military Museum,
Detroit, Michigan
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Mercy College, Detroit, Michigan
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Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital,
Detroit, Michigan
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Dossin Great lakes Museum, Detroit,
Michigan
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The Professional Football Hall of
Fame, Canton, Ohio
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University of Detroit, Detroit,
Michigan
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Marygrove, College, Detroit,
Michigan
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Michigan Humane Society, Detroit,
Michigan
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Prudential Insurance Company of
America, Toledo, Ohio
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Sombra Township Museum, Sombra,
Ontario, Canada
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Allen Park Public Library, Allen
Park, Michigan
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Brasscraft Manufacturing,
Brownstown, Michigan
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Detroit Historical Society,
Detroit, Michigan
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Champion Spark Plug of Canada Ltd.,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Murphy Diesel Company, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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World shipping Inc., Terminal
Office, Detroit, Michigan
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People’s Bank of Port Huron, Port
Huron, Michigan
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Carbidex, Southgate, Michigan
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CIL Chemicals Inc., River Rouge,
Michigan
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Charter National Bank, Wyandotte,
Michigan
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Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum,
Newport, Michigan
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New Presque Isle Lighthouse Museum,
Presque Isle, Michigan
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Great Lakes Shipping Company
Restaurant, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Chautauqua County Armed Forces
Memorial, Park Lighthouse Museum, Dunkirk, New York
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Fairport Harbor Lighthouse Museum,
Fairport, Ohio
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Lighthouse Inn, Lighthouse Cove,
Tilbury, Ontario, Canada (Lake St. Clair)
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Tri Cities Historical Museum, Grand
Haven, Michigan
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Flint Library, Main Branch, Flint,
Michigan
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Security Bank and Trust, Southgate,
Michigan
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BASF Credit Union, Wyandotte,
Michigan
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Red Roof Inn, Main Lobby, Taylor
and Rochester, Michigan locations
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Highway Contracting Services, Flat
Rock, Michigan
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Co-op Credit Union, Wyandotte,
Michigan
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Wyandotte City Hall, Wyandotte,
Michigan
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Riverside Osteopathic Hospital,
Trenton, Michigan
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Senator Donald Riegle, Senate
Office Room, Washington D.C.
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Governor James Blanchard, Capital
Building, Lansing, Michigan
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D.J. Gallaghers Restaurant, St.
Clair, Michigan
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Jesse Besser Museum, Alpena,
Michigan
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Battery Point Lighthouse Museum,
Crescent City, California
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Senator Gil DeNillo, State Capital,
Lansing, Michigan
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U.S. Coast Guard Base, Mt. Elliott,
Detroit, Michigan
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Shore Village Museum, Rockland,
Maine
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U.S. Coast Guard Station, St. Clair
Shores, Michigan
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Portofino Restaurant, Wyandotte,
Michigan
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Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Corporate Headquarters, Roanoke, Virginia
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Big Point Sable Lighthouse Museum,
Ludington, Michigan
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Big Bay Lighthouse Bed and
Breakfast, Big Bay, Michigan
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Ford Yacht Club, Grosse Ile,
Michigan
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Great Lakes Steel Boat Club, River
Rouge, Michigan
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St. Clair Shores Public Library,
St. Clair Shores, Michigan
This is a partial listing of
public collections, there are many other companies and
institutions in which Kuschel Art is represented,
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION:
Salute to Excellent Award 1996,
Downriver Council of the Arts
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University of Michigan Burn Center
1996
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First Day Cover Illustration for
Great Lakes Lighthouse Commemorative Stamps, June 17, 1995,
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Cheboygan, Michigan
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Historical Society of
Michigan Award of Merit 1990
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Minuteman Citation of Honor 1988
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Numerous Stamp Cancel designs for
the U.S. Postal Service
Leo Kuschel’s Art has been
collected by thousands of people on this continent and
throughout the world. A Kuschel painting or print hangs in every
continent of the world.
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