Huppler drawings go on display

The exhibition “Dudley Huppler: Drawings” is scheduled to open Saturday, July 13, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

The exhibition through Sept. 22 is part of an ongoing series recognizing Wisconsin artists. “Dudley Huppler: Drawings” includes about 50 works on paper, 1943-86, and borrowed from collectors and the artist’s estate.

The artwork is complemented by such archival materials as the artist’s books, sketchbooks, correspondence and postcard-collages. A selection of works dedicated to Huppler by Andy Warhol will also be included.

Huppler was born in 1917 in Muscoda, Wis. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from UW–Madison, and began work on a Ph.D. that he never completed. A self-trained artist, he developed an interest in drawing and art history that fueled his career and paralleled his literary curiosity. Huppler taught both art and English throughout his life at universities and private colleges in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

The Elvehjem is open Tuesdays-Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free.