Charles Dare Scheips Jr.
Charles Dare Scheips Jr. is an American author, columnist, curator, and archivist who writes on art, fashion, high society, and celebrity.Life and career
Scheips received his B.A. in art history in 1981 from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin where he also met his life partner Tom Graf. He then went on to get a M.A. in American Studies from Columbia University. Later after a meeting with David Hockney at the Art Institute of Chicago he became an assistant to the famed British pop artist, a curator of his work, and a subject of a few of the painter's celebrated portraits "Self-portrait with Charlie" and "Charlie Sitting".
Schepps is the author of several books among them "Elsie de Wolfe’s Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm" a detailed studied of the famed society interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe who has been credited with creating the profession and "American Fashion" which was commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. As a columnist Scheips created "The Art Set" feature for New York Social Diary and has contributed to Architectural Digest.
Scheips, after meeting David Hockney, went onto to become his longtime studio assistant, and the subject of some notable portraits by him. Ultimately he curated "David Hockney: Fleurs Fraiches " at the Foundation Pierre Bergé—Yves Saint Laurent in Paris.
Schieps was the founding director of the Conde Nast archive and as of 2015 serves as a consultant to the Elizabeth Taylor archive.
