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1 of 1977 Ernest Klempner

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Name	Klempner, Ernest S.
Othernames	E. S. Klempner
Born	1867
Birthplace	Vienna, Austria
Places of residence	Emigrated to the U.S. in 1915 and became a naturalized citizen in 1923. Lived in Washington D.C. and New York City before moving to the Chicago are around 1920, where she lived in Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, and Evanston. Lived at 300 Prospect Ave. in Lake Bluff around 1924.
Nationality	Austrian and American
Education	Trained as a portrait painter in Vienna and London.
Occupation	Painter and Engraver Klempner is known for painting English royalty as well as Herbert Hoover and Enrico Caruso in the U.S. Locally, her paintings hang in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society, Northwestern University, and Northwestern Hospital. Klempner worked as a magazine illustrator in the 1920's and '30s.
Role	Artist
Notes	Participated in an Art Day exhibition on Nov. 11, 1924, sponsored by the Lake Bluff Woman's Club. - Exhibited with William Henderson, Marguerite Kreutzberg, Clara Hatch Stevens and John Cotton. - Klempner's entries included a drawing of Mrs. Howard Linn, an oil portrait of Willima Vanderkloot and portraits of the King and Queen of England.

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