Dies of a heart attack in Evanston, Illinois, at the age of 72 on the day of his retirement from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Krehbiel amassed a vast and diverse collection of works throughout his life and travels. The media which he employed in his works include oil, watercolor, pastel and charcoal. Though it is impossible to impart and display the full context of his works in this website, we have attempted to furnish a small representative sampling and hope that you find viewing the art as rewarding as we do providing it for you. A painter never seems to grow old.
Nature has so many new things to reveal that one dislikes to miss a day.
1879 Moves with family to Newton, Kansas, where his father is a prominent Mennonite layman, prosperous carriage and buggy maker, and later a co-founder of Bethel College. Attends the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago Illinois. 1895 Graduates from Bethel College, Newton, Kansas. Studies at School of Design and Painting, Topeka, Kansas. William Merchant Richardson French discovers his talents while on a lecture tour in Newton, Kansas, and persuades him to pursue a career in art by enrolling at The Art Institute of Chicago.