Peter Kapschutschenko Sculptures

Peter Kapschutschenko (1915-2006), also referred to as Petro Kapschutschenko or Pedro Enko, was a Ukrainian and American avant-garde artist and sculptor.

Detailed view of 'Secrets for Two,' right, and 'Argentine Gaucho,' left

He studied sculpture in his hometown at the Dinpropetrovsk Fine Arts Institute in Ukraine. In 1941, at the age of 26, he was taken to a forced labor camp in Germany during the Reichskommissariat Ukraine. After the war he remained in a Displaced Persons Camp in Regensburg, Germany, until 1949, when he resettled in Argentina. Known as Pedro Enko in Argentina, Kapschutschenko continued making sculpture and was appointed Honorary Member of the “Universidad Libre de Humanidades de Buenos Aires” for his outstanding contributions to the culture of Argentina.

Side detail view of 'The Refugees'

In 1963, Kapschutschenko, together with his wife, Zoja, and daughter, Ludmila, relocated to Philadelphia. While he was teaching at the Ukrainian Art Studio in Philadelphia, his reputation grew. By the 1990s, his sculpture had been shown in dozens of exhibitions throughout North America. Following Ukrainian Independence, Kapschutschenko held a series of solo exhibitions at museums in Ukraine, including those at the National University Ostroh Academy, and the National Museum Taras Shevchenko. In 2005, he was awarded the Ukrainian Presidential Order of Merit by President Viktor Yushchenko.