Background
Ethnicity:
Father was of Swiss heritage and mother of Scottish heritage.
Robert Covey was born on November 9, 1935, in New York City, United States. Son of Robert Stein and Joan (Covey) Bassler.
Education
Bachelor, Bard College, 1957;
Master of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, 1960.
Career
Army of the United States, 1959-1962.
Instructor sculpture, Occidental College, 1960-1964;
Professor sculpture, California State University, Northridge, 1964-1997;
Professor Emeritus, California State University, Northridge, since 1998.
Artist in Residence California Institute Technology, 1970-1971.
Exhibitions of Sculpture, Paintings and Photography, U.S. and Europe
Art film tour Arts Council Great Britain.
Connections
Married Linda Marie Allen, June 14, 1964.
- Father:
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Robert Stein Bassler
- Mother:
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Joan (Covey) Bassler
- Spouse:
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Linda Marie Allen