Poetic Obituaries: [Bernie Wiepper] moved on to graphic renderings

for area architects, designing sets for Kanawha Players productions, and commissioned oil portraits and sculptures, in addition to watercolor landscapes, woodcarving, tombstone design, boat-building, poetry and songwriting.

Wiepper, with his trademark black beret and quick wit, was a fixture in downtown Charleston, where he worked in studios on Capitol Street and Hale Street.

from The Charleston Gazette: Charleston artist Bernie Wiepper dies at 84

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