Kemp j kemp biography

IN MEMORIAM – JUNE 2021

PASSING OF AN EMINENT FELLOW: KEMP J KEMP SC

On 27 January 2021 Adv Kemp Jurgen Kemp SC passed away at the age of 69 despite having just fought off a serious bout of Covid-19 infection.

He was born in Kirkwood, a small Eastern Cape village, and grew up on a citrus farm in the vicinity of Kirkwood.

In his youth he was an accomplished rugby player and an exceptionally talented 400 and 800 metre athlete.

He attended the Nelson Mandela University (NMU), then the University of Port Elizabeth, on a sports bursary and gained his LL.B. summa cum laude in considerably less time than is usually the case.

He went on to study law at Oxford under Professor Tony Honoré.  Fellow students at the time were Edwin Cameron and Jeremy Gauntlett.

On his return to South Africa, he was awarded his Doctorate in Law at the tender age of 27.

After initially lecturing law at NMU, he took up a post as a lecturer at the University of Zululand (Unizul) where he went on to become the Dean of the Faculty and a professor.

During his time at Unizul, he lectured many of

Arnold J. Kemp, former Dean of Graduate Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2016 - 2020) holds an MFA from Stanford University, and a BA/BFA in English Literature/ Studio Art from Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Kemp’s 20+year career embraces studio and curatorial practice, writing, and teaching. He has served as Chair of the MFA in Visual Studies at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, Chair of Painting and Printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University and has had numerous solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Mexico City and New York City. He was Associate Curator for visual art at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco from 1993-2003, and his work has been recognized by a Guggenheim Fellowship, Pollock Krasner Grant, Joan Mitchell Fellowship, Warhol Foundation for the Arts, among the most prestigious and coveted awards of excellence in fine art and writing. His work is in public and private collections including The Studio Museum in Harlem, Portland Art Museum, Berkeley Art Mus

Jack Kemp

American politician and football player (1935–2009)

Jack Kemp

Official portrait, c. 1989–1993

In office
February 13, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
DeputyAlfred A. DelliBovi
Frank Keating
Preceded bySamuel Pierce
Succeeded byHenry Cisneros
In office
January 3, 1981 – June 4, 1987
LeaderRobert H. Michel
Preceded bySamuel L. Devine
Succeeded byDick Cheney
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byRichard D. McCarthy
Succeeded byBill Paxon
Constituency39th district (1971–1973)
38th district (1973–1983)
31st district (1983–1989)
Born

Jack French Kemp


(1935-07-13)July 13, 1935
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2009(2009-05-02) (aged 73)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S
Political partyRepublican
Spouse

Joanne Main

(m. 1958)​
Children4, including Jeff and Jimmy
EducationOccidental College (BA)
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United St

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