Wesley Harold Klug—a fine artist and painter known for sold-out openings—passed away Aug. 19. He was 88.
Klug was a native of Milwaukee, and a longtime resident of Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood.
He was an exponent of the “New Realism” movement and 1963 Huntington Hartford Foundation fellowship recipient who was mentioned as an “Up and Coming Artist” by Life Magazine in 1963. He studied at Layton Art Institute in Milwaukee, Northwestern University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Also, Klug exhibited at Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Show, Schneider Gallery in Rome, National Academy in New York, and the Herren Museum of Art in Indianapolis, among others, as well as at his own gallery, Gilman Galleries, on Chicago’s Oak Street.
Klug was the beloved partner of the late Major Colonel John Julie, dear friend of Carl (Toby Ross) Provorse, and son of the late Bernard Klug and Rose Drydik Klug.
Services are private. Donations may be made in his name to Center on Halsted Senior Services program. 3656 N. Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613; community.centeronhalsted.org/DonateNow; or 773-472-6469, ext. 491.
Arrangements by Cremation Society of Illinois, 773-281-5058 or Cremation-Society.com