Peter Erhard
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1998. Professor of Art M.F.A. Syracuse University,
New York 1980
Graphic design, printmaking, photography
Professor Erhard was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and
grew up in Southfield, a suburb of Detroit. Without funds
for college, nor a clear idea of what he would study,
he volunteered for the military draft and was drafted
into the U.S. Army three months after graduating from
high school. Honorably discharged after two years in the
Army, he enrolled in the Fine Art (drawing, painting,
and printmaking) program at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago, where as often as possible, he signed up for
photography classes. Peter graduated from SAIC with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree emphasizing Printmaking.
The time at SAIC was followed by graduate work at the
Institute of Design, (the American Bau Haus) at Illinois
Institute of Technology where he studied Graphic Design
and Photography.
Peter has taught and practiced Graphic Design and Photography
for over 25 years. His serious interest and involvement
in photography makes teaching photography a thoroughly
enjoyable task. His professional background in graphic
design (corporate communications and identity development,
retail packaging design and advertising, enhance his strengths
in teaching related subjects. He is working on a documentary
photography project in Viet Nam which began in 1992. The
project is on-going with the purpose of preserving visual
evidence of what Viet Nam is like from just prior to the
end of the post war embargo until now. During his documentary
efforts in Viet Nam professor Erhard prefers to travel
by himself on motorcycle. He has covered over 6000 miles
in both urban and remote mountainous areas, traveling
round trip twice between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. He
has exhibited his photographic work in exhibitions in
Michigan, New York, Washington D. C., Missouri and California.
Professor Erhard’s graphic
design work has been recognized in both Print and Communication
Arts Magazines and by the new York Art Directors Club.
Graphic design work done by many of his students in
class, has been awarded gold, silver and bronze ADDY
awards of excellence along side professional graphic
designers, by the American Advertising Federation.
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