Peter Kapschutschenko

Peter Kapschutschenko, also referred to as Petro Kapschutschenko or Pedro Enko; (1915-2006) was a Ukrainian and American avant-garde artist and sculptor. Among his many works are the bronze monuments of Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky and St. Olga of Kiev (1983 and 1987 respectively) which stand on the grounds of St. Andrew Memorial Church (South Bound Brook, New Jersey).[1]

Peter Kapschutschenko
Kapschutschenko's monument to Vasyl Lypkivsky located in Bound Brook New Jersey
Born
Petro Kapschutschenko

1915 (1915)
Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (now Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine}
Died2006 (aged 90–91)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S
Known forSculpture
MovementModernism
ElectedOrder of Merit (Ukraine) (2006)

Biography

Kapschutschenko studied sculpture in his hometown at the Dinpropetrovsk Fine Arts Institute in Ukraine. In 1941, at the age of 26, he was taken to a forced labor camp in Germany during the Reichskommissariat Ukraine. After the war he remained in a Displaced Persons Camp in Regensburg, Germany until 1949, when he resettled in Argentina. Known as Pedro Enko in Argentina, Kapschutschenko continued making sculpture and was appointed Honorary Member of the "Universidad Libre de Humanidades de Buenos Aires" for his outstanding contributions to the culture of Argentina.[2]

In 1963 Kapschutschenko, together with his wife Zoja and daughter Ludmila, relocated to Philadelphia. Teaching at the Ukrainian Art Studio in Philadelphia, his reputation grew and by the 1990s his sculpture had been shown in dozens of exhibitions throughout North America. Following Ukrainian Independence, Kapschutschenko held a series of solo exhibitions at museums in Ukraine including those at the National University Ostroh Academy, and the National Museum Taras Shevchenko. In 2005, he was awarded the Presidential Order of Merit (Ukraine) by President Viktor Yushchenko.[2]

Artistic themes

Kapschutschenko created approximately 7,000 works in terra cotta, bronze and porcelain, among other media. Throughout his career Kapschutschenko focused on Ukrainian motifs in his work, often portraying tableaus of Cossack life.[3] Additionally Kapschutschenko created sculptural portraits of several important Ukrainian figures including Ivan Mazepa and Taras Shevchenko.[4]

Public collections

Among the public collections holding works by Petro Kapschutschenko are:

References
  1. "Metropolitan Vasyl' Lypkivsky gets a bath", The Ukrainian History and Education center, July 25, 2015, retrieved July 25, 2022
  2. Sawchak, Petrusia (December 7, 2014), "Philadelphia UNWLA presents exhibit of Kapschutschenko sculptures" (PDF), The Ukrainian Weekly, no. 49, p. 15, retrieved July 25, 2022
  3. "A rare opportunity to see Kapschutschenko sculptures" (PDF), The Ukrainian Weekly, no. 37, p. 16, September 14, 2014, retrieved August 3, 2022
  4. Yaruchyk, Yulia (October 2, 2012), "Petro Kapshuchenko's world is the world of each person", The Day Kyiv, retrieved July 25, 2022
  5. "The sculptures of Petro Kapschutschenko", The National University of Ostroh Academy Museum, retrieved July 25, 2022
  6. "Petro Kapshutchenkos studies Vasyl Lypkivsyi monument", The Ukrainian History and Education center, retrieved July 28, 2022

Further reading
  • Fedoruk, Oleksandr K. (2004). Plastyka Petra Kapshuchenka. Kyiv: Veselka. ISBN 9660103360
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