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in 1904 and ran a successful business importing and distributing clothing and textiles. His mother, of English background, had been brought up in ‘English fashion’, educated well and expected to devote herself to marriage and the family. Klippel’s father attended university where he studied
philosophy and took an Art theory course. During university years, he developed an interest in the Arts. From time to time he would visit an Art gallery or buy an expensive classical painting.Robert Klippel’s, mother had a passion for classical music and would often visit the opera.
However, at that time Robert Klippel had little interest in education in the Arts and was not affected by the artistic family environment around him. Although, Klippel’s parents were
educated well, Robert Klippel and his brothers were not encouraged to learn or participate in the arts as Klippel’s parents thought that their children should go ‘their own ways’, it could even be said that they were brought up by ...

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interested in. He describes his school years being: ‘uneventful and a waste of time’(Gleeson 1983 :4). However it was during his early schoo years that Klipple developed a passion for sculpture. Robert Klippel’s early life was mostly spent around Sydney Harbour where lived and first became fascinated with ships and boat models. As a young boy, Klippel began making
miniature model ships that he often saw on the harbour or in books. An obsessive commitment to model making lasted almost eighteen years which later led to becoming a sculptor. Klippel entered the navy during WWII, where he obtained a job as a model maker. Between 1943 and 1945 he produced many military vessels and aircraft ...

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