# Victor Keppler

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**Victor Keppler** (/ˈkɛplər/; 1904 – December 2, 1987[1]) was an American commercial photographer and author.

## Biography

Keppler was born in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan,_New_York). He graduated from [Stuyvesant High School](/source/Stuyvesant_High_School) and [City College of New York](/source/City_College_of_New_York).

Throughout his career as a photographer, Keppler did advertisements for clients such as [Camel Cigarettes](/source/Camel_(cigarette)) and the United States government.[2] Keppler also did cover photos for *[The Saturday Evening Post](/source/The_Saturday_Evening_Post)*.[3]

He founded the [Famous Photographers School](/source/Famous_Photographers_School) in [Westport, Connecticut](/source/Westport,_Connecticut), which existed from 1961 until 1972. (The Famous Photographers School was connected to the [Famous Artists School](/source/Famous_Artists_School).)

As a published author, Keppler wrote *A Life of Color Photography: The Eighth Art* (1938) and *Victor Keppler: Man and Camera* (1970).

## References

1. ["Victor Keppler, Author And a Photographer"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DD163FF930A35751C1A961948260). *The New York Times*. December 3, 1987.

1. University of North Texas. ["World War II Poster Digital Collections"](https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q=%22Keppler%2C+Victor%22&t=agent). Retrieved 2007-06-27.

1. Smithsonian. ["HistoryWired: Saturday Evening Post"](http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=457). Retrieved 2007-06-27.

## External links

[Victor Keppler collection](https://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/Rcwiu847q3MgG7mz) at the [Smithsonian National Museum of American History](/source/National_Museum_of_American_History) *(Photographic History collection)*

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