Charles Dare Scheips Jr.

Charles Dare Scheips Jr. (born in New York City) is an American author, columnist, curator, and archivist who writes on art, fashion, high society, and celebrity.[1]

Life and career

Scheips received his B.A. in art history in 1981[2] from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin where he also met his life partner Tom Graf.[3] He then went on to get a M.A. in American Studies from Columbia University.[4] Later after a meeting with David Hockney at the Art Institute of Chicago he became an assistant to the famed British pop artist, a curator of his work, and a subject of a few of the painter's celebrated portraits "Self-portrait with Charlie" (2005) and "Charlie Sitting" (2005).[5][6]

Schepps is the author of several books among them "Elsie de Wolfe’s Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm" a detailed studied of the famed society interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe who has been credited with creating the profession[7] and "American Fashion" which was commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).[8] As a columnist Scheips created "The Art Set" feature for New York Social Diary[9] and has contributed to Architectural Digest.[10]

Scheips, after meeting David Hockney, went onto to become his longtime studio assistant, and the subject of some notable portraits by him. Ultimately he curated "David Hockney: Fleurs Fraiches (Fresh Flowers)" at the Foundation Pierre Bergé—Yves Saint Laurent in Paris.[11][12]

Schieps was the founding director of the Conde Nast archive and as of 2015 serves as a consultant to the Elizabeth Taylor archive.[13]

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References

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[1] ttp://www.dar-news.com/interviews/31/Charlie-Scheips.html

[2] ttps://www.ripon.edu/2015/04/23/artist-adviser-and-cultural-historian-charlie-scheips-speaks-april-29/

[3] Scheips, Charlie (2014-10-14). Elsie de Wolfe's Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm. ISBN 9781613129807.

[4] ttp://www.dar-news.com/interviews/31/Charlie-Scheips.html

[5] ttps://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw129528/Self-Portrait-with-Charlie-David-Hockney-Charles-Dare-Scheips

[6] ttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/david-hockney-and-friends-124133487/

[7] The Fabulous Parties of Elsie de Wolfe, in Architectural Digest; published October 31, 2014l

[8] ttps://books.google.com/books/about/American_Fashion.html?id=OlHmPQAACAA

[9] ttps://www.ripon.edu/2015/04/23/artist-adviser-and-cultural-historian-charlie-scheips-speaks-april-29/

[10] ttps://www.architecturaldigest.com/contributor/charlie-scheips

[11] ttps://www.wmagazine.com/story/david-hockney-ipad-art

[12] ttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/david-hockney-and-friends-124133487/

[13] ttps://bhcourier.com/2015/07/16/george-christy-talks-about-charlie-scheips-new-yorker-magazine-woody-allen-and-more/