Background
Kermes, Constantine John was born on December 6, 1923 in Pittsburgh. Son of John Demetrios and Katina (Katerinis) Kermes.
Kermes, Constantine John was born on December 6, 1923 in Pittsburgh. Son of John Demetrios and Katina (Katerinis) Kermes.
Industrial design consultant New Holland North.A. subsidiary Fiat, Modena, Italy, 1955-1982, consultant designer, since 1982. One man shows include Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, 1979, 80, Reading (Pennsylvania) Museum, 1980, Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York City, 1951, 52, 54, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 70, 75, 78, 79, Hancock Shaker Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1989, Demuth Foundation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1987, Millport Museum, Lancaster, 1989. Exhibited in group shows at Butler Institute American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1964, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, 1979, 80, 91, Art 81, Washington, 1985, 91, Museum Art, Lancaster, 1996.
Represented in permanent collections Storm King Art Center, Mountain View, New York, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania, Ford Motor Company, Pennsylvania History Museum, Hancock Shaker Museum, Museum Art, Lancaster.
Illustrator: Shaker Architecture, 1970. Author, illustrator: American Icons, 1975.
24 patents for farm equipment designs.
Designer American-Std. Company, Pittsburgh, 1952-1955. Industrial design consultant New Holland N.A. subsidiary Fiat, Modena, Italy, 1955-1982, industrial designer, since 1982.
Member Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. Clubs: Hamilton (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Lancaster).
Married Bessie Saratopoulos, September 14, 1952;children: Harriet Kermes Shuman, Kathy Kermes Dixon. Children: Harriet Kermes Shuman, Kathy Kermes Dixon.