Lloyd Schermer
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Lloyd Schermer is an American
businessman and artist
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Schermer served in the United States Navy
during World War II
. He attended Amherst College
graduating in 1950, then earned an MBA from Harvard University
.
. While in Kewanee, the Star Courier received awards from the Illinois Daily Press Association and the Inland Press Association for community service and local community reporting. The Star Courier was responsible for the passage of regulations on strip mining in the State of Illinois. Schermer successfully arbitrated a major strike at the Kewanee Boiler Company employing 900 boilermakers.
He moved to Missoula, Montana
in 1959 where he became publisher of the Missoulian
. This is the town in the book: A River Runs Through It. While in Missoula, Schermer was deeply involved in community and state affairs. The newspaper played a leading role in the passage of air and water pollution regulations for the State of Montana (one of the first in the nation), and the creation of the 300000 acres (1,214.1 km²) Great Bear Wilderness
Area, the 120000 acres (485.6 km²) Scapegoat Wilderness
Area, which bordered the 1000000 acres (4,046.9 km²) Bob Marshall Wilderness
Area, bringing the total of the three to 1420000 acres (5,746.5 km²). The Missoulian
was instrumental in restoring the Clark Fork (river)
of the Columbia River
from a polluted, sterile river to a blue ribbon trout stream today. The paper also played a key role in the creation of a constitutional convention that produced a new state constitution.
in Missoula, Montana
. While in Montana he was elected Vice President of the Lee Newspapers of Montana, which included Missoula, Billings, Helena, Butte & Livingston. He was elected a director of Lee Enterprises in 1963 and served on the Board for thirty-seven years. In 1970 he moved to Iowa
. and became the chief executive officer
of Lee Enterprises
, a national newspaper and media company. Schermer served as a director and as chairman of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in Washington, DC, now part of the Newspaper Association of America
.
In 1972 Lee Enterprises formed a joint-venture with Nippon Paint Company of Osaka, Japan and NAPP Systems, USA (now Macdermid), that manufactured printing plates in a 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) facility in San Diego, CA for over 400 newspapers worldwide. Schermer served as chairman and CEO of the joint-venture for 12 years.
In 1978, at the end of China’s Cultural Revolution he established the first joint venture of an American firm in China with People’s Daily. He helped establish the English language newspaper, China Daily, and published China Trade News in this country, with the agreement of the Chinese government that Lee would have complete control over all content. He was the first foreigner allowed to make an address in People’s Daily. The joint venture placed the first advertising ever carried in People’s Daily and other Chinese publications. Lee published several books on China including its first Official Tourist Guide in cooperation with the China International Tourist Agency. The joint venture was given the rights to place all advertising from the West in all of the publications in China. It also had the rights to publish all books coming out of China in the West other than in Japan.
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Schermer served as chairman of the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution
for three years and remains on the board as an honorary trustee. In 1994 he received the Smithsonian’s highest award, the Joseph Henry Medal. He serves on the board of The Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado
as a life trustee, is a lifetime trustee of the Aspen Institute
and the University of Montana Foundation, and is a former trustee of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, the World Wildlife Fund and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
.
Schermer resides in Aspen and Tucson, Arizona
with his wife Betty. They have two sons and five grandchildren.
in 2002. He was commissioned to do a type sculpture for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, entitled An America Puzzle He has completed large wood type sculpture
s for the University of Montana School of Journalism, the University of Iowa
School of Journalism in Iowa City, Iowa
, the Knight Foundation Board Room in Miami, Florida
, the Washington Post building, and the home of New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman
.
October 14, 2005, Roaring Fork Open Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Adelson Gallery, The Aspen Institute, Summer 2006
Various Open Exhibitions 1998 - 2003 Red Brick Arts Center, Aspen, CO
Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Mo's Gallery, Tucson, AZ
, Washington, DC
The Freedom Forum's Newseum
, Washington, DC
University of Montana, School of Journalism, Missoula, MT
University of Iowa
, School of Journalism, Iowa City, IA
Lee Enterprises
, Inc. Davenport, IA
The Knight Foundation, Board Room, Miami, FL
The Washington Post
(CEO's Door), Washington, DC
The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum
, Chicago, IL
Media, General Corporation, Richmond, VA
Figge Art Museum
, Davenport, IA 4 x 8 feet (2.4 m) wall sculpture
The New York Times, New York, NY 2007
Tom Friedman
, New York Times columnist, 2007
Board room of Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
Board room Knight Foundation, Miami, FL
Donald Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Schermer served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He attended Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
graduating in 1950, then earned an MBA from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
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Early Years - Publisher
He entered general management in 1958 at the Star Courier in Kewanee, IllinoisKewanee, Illinois
Kewanee is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for prairie chicken, which lekked there. The population was 12,916 at the 2010 census, down from 12,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. While in Kewanee, the Star Courier received awards from the Illinois Daily Press Association and the Inland Press Association for community service and local community reporting. The Star Courier was responsible for the passage of regulations on strip mining in the State of Illinois. Schermer successfully arbitrated a major strike at the Kewanee Boiler Company employing 900 boilermakers.
He moved to Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
in 1959 where he became publisher of the Missoulian
Missoulian
The Missoulian is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana. Its circulation is 34,855 on Sundays, 30,466 on weekdays. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The Missoulian is the 2nd largest published newspaper in Montana, just behind the Billings Gazette...
. This is the town in the book: A River Runs Through It. While in Missoula, Schermer was deeply involved in community and state affairs. The newspaper played a leading role in the passage of air and water pollution regulations for the State of Montana (one of the first in the nation), and the creation of the 300000 acres (1,214.1 km²) Great Bear Wilderness
Great Bear Wilderness
The Great Bear Wilderness is located in northern Montana, United States, within Flathead National Forest Created by an act of Congress in 1978, the wilderness comprises 286,700 acres and borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the north...
Area, the 120000 acres (485.6 km²) Scapegoat Wilderness
Scapegoat Wilderness
The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres spread across three different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1972, the wilderness is located in Lewis and Clark, Helena and Lolo National Forests...
Area, which bordered the 1000000 acres (4,046.9 km²) Bob Marshall Wilderness
Bob Marshall Wilderness
The Bob Marshall Wilderness is a wilderness area in Flathead National Forest of western Montana in the United States. It is named after Bob Marshall , an early forester, conservationist, and co-founder of The Wilderness Society. The Bob Marshall Wilderness extends for 60 miles along the...
Area, bringing the total of the three to 1420000 acres (5,746.5 km²). The Missoulian
Missoulian
The Missoulian is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana. Its circulation is 34,855 on Sundays, 30,466 on weekdays. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The Missoulian is the 2nd largest published newspaper in Montana, just behind the Billings Gazette...
was instrumental in restoring the Clark Fork (river)
Clark Fork (river)
The Clark Fork is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately long. The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and northern Idaho in the watershed of the Columbia River, flowing northwest through a long...
of the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
from a polluted, sterile river to a blue ribbon trout stream today. The paper also played a key role in the creation of a constitutional convention that produced a new state constitution.
Middle Years - Lee Enterprises
During the 1960s, he continued as publisher of the MissoulianMissoulian
The Missoulian is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana. Its circulation is 34,855 on Sundays, 30,466 on weekdays. The newspaper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The Missoulian is the 2nd largest published newspaper in Montana, just behind the Billings Gazette...
in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
. While in Montana he was elected Vice President of the Lee Newspapers of Montana, which included Missoula, Billings, Helena, Butte & Livingston. He was elected a director of Lee Enterprises in 1963 and served on the Board for thirty-seven years. In 1970 he moved to Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. and became the chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....
, a national newspaper and media company. Schermer served as a director and as chairman of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in Washington, DC, now part of the Newspaper Association of America
Newspaper Association of America
The Newspaper Association of America is a trade association representing approximately 2000 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Member newspapers represented by the NAA include large daily papers, non-daily and small-market publications, as well as digital and multiplatform...
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In 1972 Lee Enterprises formed a joint-venture with Nippon Paint Company of Osaka, Japan and NAPP Systems, USA (now Macdermid), that manufactured printing plates in a 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) facility in San Diego, CA for over 400 newspapers worldwide. Schermer served as chairman and CEO of the joint-venture for 12 years.
In 1978, at the end of China’s Cultural Revolution he established the first joint venture of an American firm in China with People’s Daily. He helped establish the English language newspaper, China Daily, and published China Trade News in this country, with the agreement of the Chinese government that Lee would have complete control over all content. He was the first foreigner allowed to make an address in People’s Daily. The joint venture placed the first advertising ever carried in People’s Daily and other Chinese publications. Lee published several books on China including its first Official Tourist Guide in cooperation with the China International Tourist Agency. The joint venture was given the rights to place all advertising from the West in all of the publications in China. It also had the rights to publish all books coming out of China in the West other than in Japan.
Later Years - Public Service
In 1991, Schermer was responsible for merging the American Newspaper Publishers Association with the Newspaper Advertising Bureau and 5 other industry associations into the now 1500 member Newspaper Association of AmericaNewspaper Association of America
The Newspaper Association of America is a trade association representing approximately 2000 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Member newspapers represented by the NAA include large daily papers, non-daily and small-market publications, as well as digital and multiplatform...
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Schermer served as chairman of the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
for three years and remains on the board as an honorary trustee. In 1994 he received the Smithsonian’s highest award, the Joseph Henry Medal. He serves on the board of The Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado
Snowmass Village, Colorado
Snowmass Village is a Home Rule Municipality in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,822 at the 2000 census. A popular winter resort location for skiing and snowboarding, the town is best known as the location of the Snowmass ski area, the largest of the four nearby ski...
as a life trustee, is a lifetime trustee of the Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
and the University of Montana Foundation, and is a former trustee of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, the World Wildlife Fund and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation was established in 1983 to "promote understanding and cooperation among the nations and peoples of Asia and the United States." The Foundation honors Mike Mansfield , congressman from Montana, Senate majority leader and U.S. ambassador to Japan...
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Schermer resides in Aspen and Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
with his wife Betty. They have two sons and five grandchildren.
Art career
In 1993, with no previous training, Schermer took courses in drawing and watercolor. Since then, he has exhibited several works of original art. Three of his monotypes were added to the Smithsonian American Art MuseumSmithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art.Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States...
in 2002. He was commissioned to do a type sculpture for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, entitled An America Puzzle He has completed large wood type sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
s for the University of Montana School of Journalism, the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
School of Journalism in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
, the Knight Foundation Board Room in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, the Washington Post building, and the home of New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Lauren Friedman is an American journalist, columnist and author. He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, and environmental issues and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.-Personal...
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Exhibitions
One Person Exhibition: Magidson Fine Art Gallery, Aspen, CO August 9 - 23, 2007October 14, 2005, Roaring Fork Open Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Adelson Gallery, The Aspen Institute, Summer 2006
Various Open Exhibitions 1998 - 2003 Red Brick Arts Center, Aspen, CO
Gallery Representation
Ann Korologos Gallery, Basalt, COMary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Mo's Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Public and Museum Collections
Smithsonian American Art MuseumSmithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art.Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States...
, Washington, DC
- Type Sculpture: An American Puzzle 48 x 96" completed in 2006 Located on the 3rd Floor of the Luce Foundation Center
- Monotypes: 3 monotypes on paper, not currently on view
The Freedom Forum's Newseum
Newseum
The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
, Washington, DC
- Type Sculpture: Gutenberg's Puzzle 60 x 120 inches, completed in 2007, Located in the Entrance Lobby of the Newseum
University of Montana, School of Journalism, Missoula, MT
- Type Sculpture: Wisdom's Puzzle 36 x 108 inches (2,743.2 mm), Completed in 2004, installed Feb. 14, 2005 in the Adler Building’s Hall of Fame room.
University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, School of Journalism, Iowa City, IA
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 54 daily newspapers in 23 states, and more than 300 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by A.W. Lee and is based in Davenport, Iowa....
, Inc. Davenport, IA
- Type Sculpture: Wisdom's Puzzle I, 60 x 180 inches (4,572 mm), Installed in the Board Room
The Knight Foundation, Board Room, Miami, FL
- Type Sculpture: Wisdom's Puzzle, 48 x 144 inches (3,657.6 mm), installed in the Knight Foundation Board Room
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
(CEO's Door), Washington, DC
- Type Sculpture: Door Installation, 96 x 36 inches (914.4 mm), CEO's Office of the Washington Post
The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum
The McCormick Freedom Museum was the first museum in the United States dedicated to the First Amendment by the McCormick Foundation. It was open from April 11, 2006 until March 1, 2009. The museum offered visitors an interactive experience focused on first amendment rights which include freedom...
, Chicago, IL
- Type Sculpture: A First Amendment Puzzle, 90 x 44 inches (1,117.6 mm), Permanent Collection of the Museum
Media, General Corporation, Richmond, VA
Figge Art Museum
Figge Art Museum
The Figge Art Museum is an art museum in Davenport, Iowa. The Figge, as it is commonly known, has an encyclopedic collection and serves as the major art museum for the eastern Iowa and western Illinois region...
, Davenport, IA 4 x 8 feet (2.4 m) wall sculpture
Important Commissions
Lobby of the Newseum, Washington, DC- Type Sculpture: Gutenberg's Puzzle 60 x 120 inches, completed in 2007, Located in the Entrance Lobby of the Newseum
The New York Times, New York, NY 2007
- 2 panels 30" x 150" each installed in the 15th floor conference center
Tom Friedman
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Lauren Friedman is an American journalist, columnist and author. He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, and environmental issues and has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.-Personal...
, New York Times columnist, 2007
- Type Sculpture: Commission, 43 x 51 inches (1,295.4 mm), Installed in their home
Board room of Morgan Stanley, New York, NY
- Type Sculpture completed 2008
Board room Knight Foundation, Miami, FL
- Type Sculpture: Wisdom's Puzzle, 48 x 144 inches (3,657.6 mm), installed in the Knight Foundation Board Room
Donald Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas, NV
Video
- The Art of Lloyd Schermer: A personal look at Lloyd Schermer and his art. 2007, produced by Digital Arts Foundation, Aspen, CO.
- Approximate running time: 36 minutes in 4 parts.
External links
- SchermerArt.com
- Anderson Ranch Arts Center
- Schermer works at the Smithsonian American Art MuseumSmithsonian American Art MuseumThe Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art.Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States...
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies