Background
Zerbe, Karl was born on September 16, 1903 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Karl Henrich and Maria (Krammer) Zerbe.
Zerbe, Karl was born on September 16, 1903 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Karl Henrich and Maria (Krammer) Zerbe.
Student elementary and high schools, France and Germany. Student art school, Munich, Germany, 1921-1924, Rome, Italy, 1924-1926. A.F.D. honoris causis, Florida State University, 1963.
Carolina. Came to the United States, 1934, naturalized, 1939. Became director painting department School Museum of Find Arts, Boston, 1937. Professor art Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1954-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1972.
One-man shows, Berlin Gallery Gurlitt, 1922, Munich and Berlin, Germanic Museum of Harvard, 1934, Grace Horne Galleries, Boston, 1938, Vos.
Gallery Centennial show, Boston, 1941, Buchholz Gallery, New York City, 1941, Downtown Gallery, New York City, 1943, 1946, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1946, The Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit, 1946, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, 1963. Also retrospective show Institute Contempory Art, Boston De Young Museum, San Francisco, 3d retrospective Le Moyne College Art Foundation, Tallahassee, 1972.
Represented in about 70 museums public organizations
Member Artists Equity Association (president 1957-1959, honorary president 1960-1972), College Art Association (director).
Married Marion South. Koegel, September 2, 1936.